The Innovative Artist – Drawing Dramatic Landscapes

Introduction 6
Materials and tools 8
Expressive drawing 24
¡®The exhilaration of the summits¡¯
Working en Plein Air
26
Drawing with graphite 30
Landscapes in graphite 42
Drawing with charcoal 52
Landscapes in charcoal 60
Developing your personal language 66
Inspiration 68
Order from chaos – Expressive drawing with liquid graphite and pastels 70
Fast foundations – Expressive drawing with liquid graphite and ink 80
Breathing space – Developing confidence and vision 82
Set in Stone – Step-by-step project 84
Resolving your drawings 94
Proper preparation 96
Instant atmospherics – Expressive drawing media in harmony 98
Heading Out to Sea – Step-by-step project 100
Strength in Flexibility – Using liquid charcoal, graphite and pastel 106
Trust the process – Working in charcoal, pastel and inks 108
The freedom of ink 114
Autumn Sun and Shadows – Step-by-step project 116
calculated risks – Charcoal, pastel, inks and paints 122
A celebration of nature – Mixed media and pastel paper 126
On the edge – Creating Sharpness 132
Showers, Sun and Shadow – Step-by-step project 138
Towards abstraction 146
Changing direction – Revisting a Composition 148
Surface and light – Textured Drawing 150
Next steps 168
Index 160