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

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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.

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.

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.

This is the second book written by Dick Powell that i have read. My first book was presentation techniques. The Dick Powell is a very skilled designer and in marker wet and wild tricks he layout the steps he goes through creating first renderings using markers. Markers are a big part of every design studio mainly because of the drying time. The drying time allows designers to create quick visualizations and presentations.This book (although dated by todays standards) has the basic principles of using markers, and is a one stop center for every one wishing to try this medium.

I have bought this book used from leslie36@optonline.net,the book was brand new.I recommend this seller.The book i s very helpfull.