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Craft of the Lead Pencil by Mervyn Peake (2017, Hardcover)
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Product Identifiers
PublisherUnicorn Publishing Group
ISBN-101910787248
ISBN-139781910787243
eBay Product ID (ePID)220662063
Product Key Features
Number of Pages72 Pages
LanguageEnglish
Publication NameCraft of the Lead Pencil
SubjectGeneral, European, Graphic Arts / Illustration
Publication Year2017
TypeTextbook
AuthorMervyn Peake
Subject AreaDesign, Art
FormatHardcover
Dimensions
Item Height0.4 in
Item Length7.4 in
Item Width5.4 in
Additional Product Features
Intended AudienceScholarly & Professional
TitleLeadingThe
Dewey Edition23
IllustratedYes
Dewey Decimal741.64092
SynopsisMervyn Peake was an accomplished illustrator and his beautiful line drawings are scattered throughout the text, clearly illustrating his instructions, and showcase his love of the medium. Like Painting As A Pastime by Sir Winston Churchill (Unicorn 978-19065-0933-0) this simple gift book is the ideal present for anyone interested in drawing, ......, British writer and artist Mervyn Peake is not only well-known for his Gormenghast trilogy of novels, but also for his work as an illustrator, most notably for Lewis Carroll's Alice in Wonderland . In the Craft of the Lead Pencil, Peake draws on his own experience as an illustrator to offer an unusual and charming guide for anyone looking to experiment with pencil drawing. Originally published in 1946, this little treatise on the simple art of drawing is more than just a how-to book, placing Peake's own literary and artistic sensibilities alongside many of his beautiful line drawings, which clearly illustrate his instructions and showcase his love of the medium. This will be a charming gift book for anyone interested in drawing, sketching, and process of making art as well as a treasured token for the numerous Peake fans., Originally published in 1946, this little treatise on the simple art of pencil drawing is the perfect antidote to the myriad 'how-to' books that fill the bookshelves., Mervyn Peake was an accomplished illustrator and his beautiful line drawings are scattered throughout the text, clearly illustrating his instructions, and showcase his love of the medium. Like Painting As A Pastime by Sir Winston Churchill (Unicorn 978-19065-0933-0) this simple gift book is the ideal present for anyone interested in drawing, painting and sketching and anyone interested in the "art" process. This little book will also appeal to the millions of Mervyn Peake fans who have become transfixed by the Gormenghast Trilogy.Has been out-of-print since the 1940s.
LC Classification NumberNC242
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