Master the basics of pen and ink drawing and fill your sketchbook with breathtaking art with this all-in-one guidebook. You’ll learn the most important techniques of the pen and ink medium so you can capture your favorite subjects in beautiful detail. Tri Le Shiba, a professional artists and educator, guides you through his foolproof course, helping you master key concepts in sketching and shading with a pen. Then, you’ll practice what you’ve learned in drawing projects of portraits, nature scenes, still lives, doodles and more!

This book sets you up for success with straightforward lessons on once-intimidating subjects like sketching your forms, cross-hatching, scratching and stippling. You’ll perfect the motions and linework of each technique, then cement your skills in larger works. Learn how shading denotes value in a piece, then sketch a still life, capturing the dark and light portions with only ink. Practice hatching and cross-hatching, then use both in a nature scene to detail the grasses and leaves. By the end of this book, you’ll have sketched buildings, outdoor landscapes and human figures and faces and have every skill you need to capture your world with just a pen.