Markers Wet & Wild/Tricks and Techniques for Achieving Speed, Splash, and Painterly Effects [Paperback]

Charles Hayden (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: October 1993

This book presents the art of marker techniques from the point of view of the working illustrator who specialises in comps for the advertising industry. The work reflects a truly contemporary style that shows off the painterly qualities of markers, that exploits their bold, broad, and direct style. Hayden especially emphasises the wet look of markers and discourages the over-rendered look of the dry marker so often seen in marker manuals. He demonstrates how to take a wet marker - one that is fully loaded and juicy - and produce an exciting look that is characterised by total coverage, rich colour, soft edges and blended tones. The first half of the book covers the technical side of markers: the wet vs dry look, combined techniques, flat and graded washes, blending, glazing, hard and soft edges, straight edges, and freehand techniques. The second half covers the most commonly encountered subject areas for marker artists: people, landscapes, cityscapes, animals, and product illustration.

Product Details

• Paperback: 144 pages
• Publisher: Watson-Guptill Publications (October 1993)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0823002772
• ISBN-13: 978-0823002771
• Product Dimensions: 11 x 8.2 x 0.6 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.3 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 4.4 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (5 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,301,534 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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22 of 25 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Very good book, lot of techniques and demonstrations, November 11, 1998

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This review is from: Markers Wet & Wild/Tricks and Techniques for Achieving Speed, Splash, and Painterly Effects (Paperback)

I am 13 years old and have always liked drawing. About 2 years ago i ditched crayola markers and got some good ones, Prismacolor, chartpak, Pantone....the list goes on and on. Anyway, i came across this book at a used book store at the airport in Wisconsin. When i first looked at it, i thought the title was dumb. Then, when i looked into it i saw that it was filled with color. The latest book i had bought was Rendering with Markers, it was a older book and was pretty boring. This one was different though, i had to buy it. Now i have had it for 6 months and look at it about once a week. If you are starting out with markers or familar with then this is a great book for you.

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars old fashioned drawings but a good techniques reference, June 10, 2010

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This review is from: Markers Wet & Wild/Tricks and Techniques for Achieving Speed, Splash, and Painterly Effects (Paperback)

The drawings showed are a bit old-fashioned but there are plenty of tips and techniques. There are not many books on markers nowadays, so this one is a kind of excential if you're learning how to use it.

2 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars not a bad book, but limited in scope, January 17, 2002

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This review is from: Markers Wet & Wild/Tricks and Techniques for Achieving Speed, Splash, and Painterly Effects (Paperback)

If you're hoping for a detailled breakdown for accomplishing finished renderings, there are much better books on the market. The author recommends some good starting markers and sets some color recipes down, but he rarely works 'tight', so if you're looking for a step by step process leading to a tight comp (as most aspiring commercial artists) shop elsewhere. Even in the better rendering books (arch. rendering books), they rarely address problems of flesh tones and getting edgelights, so I give this book 3 stars just for being in color and trying to cover the material he did. I just wish he took some more time with his 'examples'. He's so loose, he's bad.