Methods and Techniques – Opaque Colour

Pencil and paper are the most preliminary but important materials which open the creative world of drawing to artists. There are many ways to handle the pencil. In this book, artist Rahul Deshpande shows tonal drawing with pencil, focusing on outdoor landscape studies. He explains how this approach helps as a foundation for creating paintings in any medium later on. He also shares some thoughts on drawing, observation skills, composition, tonal representation and shadow patterns. Along with a variety of subjects, this book will encourage art lovers, art students and professional artists to handle pencil as a tonal medium.

Structure drawing is a unique drawing method. In this advanced book, five concepts are introduced. Contour drawing, cross contour, planes, light and shade, texture are the concepts which help to transform your drawings with solid 3D effect. The first book THINK 3D offers you the basics of this unique drawing method, and this book will enhance your observation skill as well as rendering skill in a systematic way. The concept of 3D thinking will help you to transform your ideas and observation in your own visual language.

This inspiring book does away with lengthy explanations of techniques. Instead, Kamath has been successful in presenting a wide variety of his work which itself is an able guide. Although pencil sketches dominate, the book also has quick colour sketches and Kamath’s self-portrait too. It is a must-have on any art enthusiast’s book shelf.