Capturing Texture in Your Drawing (Paperback, illustrated edition)

This invaluable book teaches artists how to manipulate any medium -- pen, pencil, charcoal, watercolor, gouache, oils or acrylics -- to produce realistic textures and patterns. Readers will learn how to create everything from shiny metal to gnarled bark, while retaining the freshness of their work.

Step-by-step demonstrations cover a wide variety of techniques, including:

-Random cross hatching

-Continuous shading

-Detailed line and tone work

-Blending and knife painting

There are also specific tips and tricks for applying this knowledge to all the major subject categories, including still life, animals, landscapes, portraits and buildings.