Ink & Pen

Pen & Ink

Introduction

Homo-sapiens have been unique in absolute natural ways. Since the beginning of mankind, the human civilization has a natural infliction towards the aesthetic elements. There is no limitation of the natural inclination. It goes beyond the sense of bounded imagination. Art has held a unique place in the lives of human-beings. It is justifiable to claim that every individual came to this world with different levels of apprehension. The sense of apprehension exploits a human mind to think beyond the boundaries. They adopt different ways to record the inheritance of sensitivity. Some of them grow up to become the admirers of art; some of them turn out to be artists themselves. The case of art & non-art has rumbled the intellectual arenas for years (Robert, 2003). However, the confusion between art & non-art has enabled minds to differentiate. Artists have explored new dimension in reflecting their sensitivity to the mediums. They complement their artwork with a combination of media, techniques, materials, and styles.

In this write up, the discussion addresses a number of questions, pertaining to medium composition & techniques. Also, the discussion highlights the pros & cons of the chosen medium. Towards the end, the write up presents conclusions.

Discussion

Medium Composition

Artists have the tendency to explore the contrast & design amalgamation of different techniques. The composition of different media enables an artist to craft a masterpiece. There are varying forms of medium including drawing, painting, and sculpturing. Drawing is the most common media, used by artists. The medium composition includes paper, animals' skin, rock, and a number of techniques. There are different techniques to compose a drawing using monochrome or multi-colored medium. An artist can adopt different approaches to drawing. The preliminary approach is to illustrate living & non-living objects. It is about visually interpreting an image or an event. Therefore, drawings also serve the purpose of recording visual interpretations.

Features of Pen &Ink Style

Pen & Ink style has a number of implications in the design & architecture. A single medium has strengths in particular subjects. In the same way, the aesthetics for “Pen & Ink style” are most appropriate for “architecture” subject. The style can be used to illustrate a building design using pencil & cartridge paper. The Pen & Ink style uses a number of techniques; these techniques are able to illustrate the building's walls & roofs in an aesthetic way. Tones & Texturing can be used to illustrate the walls & the roofs. Cross-hatching & stippling gives a natural impression to the drawings (Oston, 2006). An artist may use stippling to give texture to the architecture drawing, by using pencil dots (Claudia, 2002). Also, texture can be given by applying parallel lines (cross-hatching technique). Pen & Ink style allows vivid drawings of shapes, brickwork or tiled surfaces. The features illuminate the three dimensions of the buildings, which is the main task of an architecture designer (Sayre, 2012). A design can be drawn using line drawing through pencil. Moreover, an artist can highlight the design by using ink ...