Pencil Art Workshop: Techniques, Ideas, and Inspiration for Drawing and Designing with Pencil

by Matt Rota

In Pencil Art Workshop , well-known artist and illustrator Matt Rota demonstrates several techniques in graphite, then ties it together with an international gallery of artists for inspiration.

The humble pencil is the world’s most flexible and forgiving drawing material. Pencil Art Workshop  is the platform for artist and educator Matt Rota (author of The Art of Ballpoint) to show you key techniques that every artist should know. Following along with Matt is easy as he explores the pencil’s phenomenal, and sometimes surprising, range.

Turn to any chapter--Drawing with Line, Drawing with Tone, Drawing Quickly, Photorealism, Adding Color--and you’ll discover, through step-by-step instructions and illustrations , how to choose the right pencil for your specific project, and how to use it to its fullest in every drawing style. Each chapter in  Pencil Art Workshop also includes a gallery of edgy and inspiring works by contemporary pencil artists to enjoy and to receive inspiration from.

Genres: Art, Nonfiction, Drawing

144 pages, Paperback

Published June 1, 2017

About the author

Matt Rota is an illustrator living and working in Brooklyn New York, and is an instructor at the School of Visual Arts. His clients include The New York Times, The New Yorker, The LA Times, Fast Company, McSweeny's, Foreign Policy Magazine, Smithsonian Magazine, The Washington Post, The Boston Globe, Chronicle Books, Medium, Pro Publica, The Center For Investigative Research, Columbia Journalism Review, GQ Italy, Vice, and more. He's received awards and recognition from the Society of Illustrators, Communication Arts, 3x3 Magazine, Spectrum, American Illustration, and Luerzer's Archive. His drawings have been displayed at galleries in New York, Paris and Los Angeles.

Matt is also the author of the forthcoming The Art of Ballpoint: Experimentation, Exploration, and Techniques in Ink, a collection of some of the best contemporary artists working in the ballpoint pen medium.

Reviews

[Sara · Rating 3 out of 5]

To be honest I liked its writing style more than its content.

[Cassandra · Rating 5 out of 5]

I received a complimentary copy.

An excellent resource for older kids and adults to learn and discover new ways to create. I think that while there are no step by step by step actual instructions, this book can still be read and explored with ease.

[Jonathan Lim · Rating 5 out of 5]

Nice no nonsense book.

[Marcy Graybill · Rating 4 out of 5]

Not a step by step guide, but a good book for general drawing information and ideas.

[Alison · Rating 3 out of 5]

I've been getting into drawing again after spending a lot of time drawing as a kid. I thought this was a good review of pencil drawing techniques.

[Squidishie · Rating 3 out of 5]

It was okay! didn't necessarily help me in any way but I know a lot of people who could probably use this. easy to follow ^