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Three Minds Press; 1 edition (December 11, 2015)

Pen and Ink Drawing: A Simple Guide by Alphonso Dunn

Pen and Ink Drawing: A Simple Guide by Alphonso Dunn is This is an excellent beginners guide to drawing in pen & ink. It will take the beginner into all the things they need to learn.But many books do this - why choose this one? Well, as a person who buys art books obsessively, let me tell you.A. Dunn does not cover the paper with walls of text. He covers the paper with a plethora of examples with a small amount simple easy to follow text.B. Dunn has truly considered all the points. A great many books seem to skip things because the subject is too detailed or maybe they think it will be learned by the more mature artist. Dunn doesn't condescend. He tells you. Or more accurately, he shows. There is a significant amount of the book spent on the importance of texture and how to use it, for example. Many books will show you how to do shadow with cross hatching. Dunn takes that a step further and shows you how to develop a shadow using the texture you are trying to illustrate. Hair, animal skin, etc.C. Dunn takes the learner into the importance of different ways of drawing. Of gesture and detailed drawing and landscape and even doodle.I think what is important about this book is that Dunn is very aware of how he learned and what his questions were and he tried very hard to make a book that would have helped him. And that makes all the difference.

Pen and Ink Drawing: A Simple Guide by Alphonso Dunn is I have been following Alphonso for the past few months and his drawing instruction is superb. I have never related to any other instructor or teaching medium as well as I do to his methodologies. He teaches you how to see complex forms as they really are, simple forms made complex. He really has a passion for drawing and that love shows through in everything he does. He has spent most of his time teaching people for free and he put all of his knowledge into this wonderful book. This is a must own for any aspiring arist or even advanced artists who want to increase their competence in pen and ink.

Pen and Ink Drawing: A Simple Guide by Alphonso Dunn is I originally purchase this book to support the artist. His youtube channel is awesome. He freely gives his time to teach art. That being said, this book is fantastic. Inspirational, informative and a pleasure to read. I heard he put together the book by himself. The book helped me get back into inking and I enjoyed it more than painting digitally. Highly recommend this book to anyone interested in pen and ink. Here are some of my sketches.

Pen and Ink Drawing: A Simple Guide by Alphonso Dunn is I have been watching Alphonso Dunn on YouTube for over three years and everything I love about his teaching there is found in his book. I have taken MANY art courses and most I paid for, but Mr Dunn's teachings go above and beyond any of the teaching I received else where. What is unique about his teaching is what also can be found in someone who displays good parenting skills. He doesn't just say, "Do this." He says's this is what I do, and I do it because....". He tells you what his thinking process is and that is what is so lacking in most teaching. So often I would watch wonderful artists on line and I was always thinking, " I wonder what is going on in their heads as they make these marks." This peek into the thought process has helped me immensely. So not only so I recommend this book, I highly recommend his YouTube channel. He has a kind, humble spirit which also lends to his ability to "draw in" ( pun intended) a wide audience.