Drawing Materials and Drawing Techniques-an Introduction
by Michael Miller
(mjmiller [at] the drawingsite [dot] com)

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Contents
Introduction Process Supports Graphite Bodycolor
  Underdrawing Paper Conté crayon Gouache
Function Incision
Watermark
 Crayon Watercolor
Nature studies Pouncing Parchment and vellum Stump Oil paint
Model books Offset, or counterproof Other supports Fixative Acrylics
Sketchbooks Squaring Other media (in progress)
First idea   Dry media Liquid media  
Working sketch Transmission Stylus Pen and ink Contemporary innovations
First finished design Mounts Metalpoint
Quill pens
 Fire, gunpowder, earth, blood, etc. (in progress)
Detail studies and life studies Collectors' marks Charcoal
Reed pens
  
Modello  
Oiled charcoal
Metal nib pens
 Basic Reading
Cartoon   Black chalk
Brush and wash
  
Secondary cartoon   Red chalk Brown inks Bibliography
Contract drawing   White chalk
Bistre
Presentation drawing   Combined chalks
Iron-gall
  Links
Ricordo  
Black chalk and white heightening
Sepia
Independent drawing  
Black and white chalk
 Black ink
   
Black and red chalk
India and Chinese ink
   
Black, red, and white chalk
 Lead white heightening
  Colored chalks and pastel Chinese white
Anomalies
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