DRAWING FROM OBSERVATION
Drawing from observation requires simple
equipm apen or pencil and a pad of paper or
ent:
sketchbook suitable for both dry and wet media.
You may want to experiment with the feel and
capabilities of other media, suchas charcoal
pencils and markers. Try to determine the limits
of expression of which each is capable and how its
characteristics affect the nature of a drawing.
For example, you should find that a fine-tipped
pen or pencil encourages you to focus on minute
details. Because it takes innumerable fine lines to
cover a given area, many line drawings end up
smaller than intended or. if large in size, weak in
intensity. On the other hand, sketching with a
broad-tipped pencil or markerfosters abroader
view and the omission of details.
Freehand sketches may consist purely of lines
or be acombination of lines and tones. The line,
however,