From soft pencils to graphite powder, ballpoint to fibre-tip pens, conté sticks to watercolour pencils, this unique guide covers everything you need to know to begin mastering and combining different media in your drawing.  This visual directory of drawing techniques beyond the pencil provides you with the skills to explore and experiment with all the different techniques and mediums.  Start with basic graphite pencils, sticks and powder to explore line and tone, shading, creating textures and erasing. Then move on to coloured pencils to cover techniques such as burnishing, lifting and graffito. Explore the effects that you can create with charcoal or conté sticks on different coloured and textured papers, and discover how to use pastel pencils and chalks for expressive drawing. Finally, experiment with mixed media and combining various pencils, pastels, crayons, powder, sticks and pens for some stunning results.  Be inspired by the huge range of drawings in this book to expand and develop your own skills. Product Information: • ISBN: 9781446308677 • Author: David Webb • Publisher: David & Charles • Format: Paperback • Pages: 160 • Dimensions: 22.86 x 15.24 x 1.52 cm