Chapter 12Additional Media

Objectives

• Describe the difference between dry and wet drawing media.

• Experiment with new drawing media: charcoal on toned paper, Conté crayon, pen and ink, and brush and ink.

• Describe the materials needed for drawing with these media.

Media

• Dry media– Black and white charcoal on toned paper– Conté crayon

• Wet media– Waterproof or water-soluble ink– Pen and ink– Brush and ink

Charcoal on Toned Paper

• Use both black and white charcoal on toned paper.

• Use white charcoal to establish values lighter than the value of the paper.

Conté Crayon

• Smooth lines and rich, dark tones

• More difficult to erase than charcoal, so start with light pencil sketch

Pen and Ink: Materials

• Drawing or lettering nib—flexible

• Crow quill point—good for detail

• Technical pen—less flexible but good for location drawing

• Hot-press or plate finish paper

Pen and Ink: Techniques

• Build up lines to create different values.

Brush and Ink: Materials

• Watercolor (round) brush

• Watercolor paper

Brush and Ink: Techniques

• Full-strength ink, diluted ink, wet on wet

Summary (1 of 3)

• Dry media– Black and white charcoals, pencils, Conté

crayons.

• Wet media– Applied wet and dry on the paper, like ink

• Charcoal on toned paper– The paper is a middle value rather than value 1. – For values lighter than the paper's value, use

white charcoal.

Summary (2 of 3)

• Conté crayon comes in two colors plus black and white. – It's similar to charcoal, but is difficult to

erase or blend.

• Values in pen-and-ink drawing are made of a combination of lines.

• Drawing in ink with a brush yields fluid lines and soft gradations of tone.

Summary (3 of 3)

• Each medium requires its own tools and paper.

• Experiment with any new medium to learn its peculiarities before attempting a finished drawing.