DEDICATION To Barbara Porter ACKNOWLEDGMENT T would like to thank all those who directly or indirectly have contributed to this book, and in particular my many pupils over the last 30 years at Charterhouse. My thanks are also due to Charlotte Stagg for permission to reproduce her drawing (Fig 1), and to my wife. Jacqueline, for typing and checking the manuscript and, above all, for her patient ear. © Michael Woods 1867 First published 1987 Reprinted 1268, 1989 Al rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced, in any form or by any means, ‘without permission from the Publisher lubrary of Congress Cataloguing in Publication Data Woods, Michael. (Saarting pencil drawing) Pencil Drawing/Michael Woods. Pom Previously published as: Starting pencil drawing. Bibliography: p. index. ISBN 0-486-25866.6 (pble) 1, Pencil drawing -~Technique. 1. Title NCROO, WBB 1987 Tal. Z4-~ de 19CONTENTS are: CHAPTER 1 Which pencil and paper? 12 CHAPTER 2 Just line 22 CHAPTER 3 Shading 36 CHAPTER 4 Solids 52 CHAPTER 5 Perspective 66 CHAPTER 6 People 78 CHAPTER? Trying new areas 92 CHAPTER 8 Composing a picture 97 CHAPTER 9 Presentation 109 FURTHER READING 117 INDEX 118