Pen+&+Ink



=**What is Ink Drawing?**= In it's purest form, ink drawing is an image made entirely of ink. Unless you introduce wash, almost everything you do when drawing in ink is based on how you use dots and lines. There are three types of monochromatic drawing; pure line (outline); solid black shapes of patterns; and tonal which included the gray scale. Occasionally, the artist will combine all these techniques to specific areas for contrast. A variety of tools may be used for desired effects, such tools are, and not limited to: Dip pens, water color brushes, metal point pens, fountain pens, technical pens, etc. Basic pen techniques include drawings with solid black lines, gray tones, parallel lines, value changes (different thickness of point), hatching and cross-hatching. Other patterns and stippling lines may be used as well as splattering the ink.

=**Lesson Plan**=

=**Brief History**= Pen and ink has been a tool of artists and illustrators for many centuries. This medium allows a vast amount of individual expression, whose possibilities can never be exhausted. Medieval monks brought the use of the pen to it's first beginnings. It was used on papered skin made from animal. The quills they used for drawing were usually made from goose feathers; but artists preferred to work with a brush. Pens, quills, sticks and brushes continued to be used in the Renaissance and through the modern ages. Celebrated artists such as George du Maurier used ink in their art work. Major 20th century exponents of the pen and ink also include Matisse, Picasso, and Pascin. Its development in Britain by the short lived Gaudier-Bezeska continues to this day in magazine and fashion Illustration which has been mostly replaced by digital art drawn as a vector in Adobe Illustrator.

=**Drawing Basics - Part 3**= media type="youtube" key="4rhUEPK2WUE" height="385" width="480" align="left"

Analysis of A Work of Art : Perspective Drawing Group Evaluation
Rubric by Rubistar generators. http://rubistar.4teachers.org/
 * CATEGORY || 100 to 90 = A || 90 to 80 = B || 80 to 70 = C || 70 to 60 = D ||
 * Description || Makes a complete and detailed description of the subject matter and/or elements seen in a work. || Makes a detailed description of most of the subject matter and/or elements seen in a work. || Makes a detailed description of some of the subject matter and/or elements seen in a work. || Descriptions are not detailed or complete. ||
 * Analysis || Accurately describes several dominant elements or principles used by the artist and accurately relates how they are used by the artist to reinforce the theme, meaning, mood, or feeling of the artwork. || Accurately describes a couple of dominant elements and principles used by the artist and accurately relates how these are used by the artist to reinforce the theme, meaning, mood, or feeling of the artwork. || Describes some dominant elements and principles used by the artist, but has difficulty describing how these relate to the meaning or feeling of the artwork. || Has trouble picking out the dominant elements. ||
 * Interpretation || Forms a somewhat reasonable hypothesis about the symbolic or metaphorical meaning and is able to support this with evidence from the work. || Student identifies the literal meaning of the work. || Student can relate how the work makes him/her feel personally. || Student finds it difficult to interpret the meaning of the work. ||
 * Evaluation || Uses multiple criteria to judge the artwork, such as composition, expression, creativity, design, communication of ideas. || Uses 1-2 criteria to judge the artwork. || Tries to use aesthetic criteria to judge artwork, but does not apply the criteria accurately. || Evaluates work as good or bad based on personal taste. ||

=**Tools of the Trade**= Cut up pen and ink photocopies (approximately 1" pieces), Glue sticks, Smooth white paper Rulers Plastic triangles Pencils Inking pens India ink, or fine line black pens. Instructional handout with samples

=**References**= The Pen & ink Book, Materials and Techniques for Today's Artist by Jos A. Smith. Watson-Guptill Publications/New York. 1992.

The Artist's Manual produced for Gallery Books by QED Publishing Limited 1989.