The sketching and drawing bible : an essential reference for the practicing artist / Marylin Scott.

Includes index.

Choosing and using materials: Pencils and graphite ; Using pencils and graphite ; Charcoal and conté ; Using charcoal and conté ; Inks and pens ; Markers and fiber-tip pens ; Colored pencils ; Using colored pencils ; Pastels ; Using pastels ; Oil pastels and paint sticks ; Using oil pastels and paint sticks ; Drawing paper ; Colored papers -- Further Techniques: Tonal drawing ; Lifting charcoal : Featured drawings ; Shading ; Blot drawing ; Stippling : Featured drawings ; Contour drawing ; Frottage ; Sgraffito with colored pencil ; Sgraffito with oil pastel ; Scraperboard ; Erasing and scratching colored pencil ; Burnishing colored pencil ; Masking ; Impressing ; White-line drawing ; Wet-brush pastel ; Colored pencil on transparent paper ; Markers with colored pencil ; Graphite with colored pencil ; Pencil and pastel ; Resist techniques -- Subjects: Figure : Portraits ; Lighting for portraits ; Figures in action ; Drawing the nude ; Landscape : Seasons ; Space and distance ; Trees ; Tutorial, space and light ; Urban Subjects : Cityscapes ; Individual buildings ; Industrial settings ; Still life : Groups ; Fruits and vegetables ; Found objects ; Household objects ; Tutorial, still life ; Nature : Animal sketches ; Animal studies ; Pattern and texture ; Animal movement ; Tutorial, Photographic reference ; Flowers and foliage ; Container plants ; Cut flowers.

Presents a guide to sketching and drawing, including charcoal, markers, pencils, pastels, wet-brushing, frottage, and more.