Drawing Dramatic Landscapes by Robert Dutton

DA2708

The Innovative Artist: Drawing Dramatic Landscapes

New ideas and innovative techniques using mixed media by Robert Dutton

Size: 216x280 mm

Illustrations: 400

Pages: 160

Explore exciting new ways of using graphite, charcoal and mixed media to create dramatic landscape drawings, under the expert tutelage of Robert Dutton.

The Innovative Artist series provides a unique insight into the methods and materials used by leading contemporary artists who are pushing the boundaries of their art. Through numerous examples of the author’s work alongside practical demonstrations, each book provides a fascinating exploration of the artist’s creative process that will inspire the reader to move forward on their own artistic journey.

This book is aimed at artists who wish to explore new ways of using a variety of drawing media to create striking, dramatic landscapes. Author-artist Robert Dutton uses his expressive, loose style of drawing and painting to capture, with great emotion, the power and drama of the landscape. Robert combines media such as liquid graphite, inks, metallic inks, charcoal and water-soluble painting and drawing pastels, and also experiments with collage work.

Predominantly focusing on working in black and white, Drawing Dramatic Landscapes explores basic drawing techniques using a limited range of media, then introduces new techniques and products as the reader progresses. This is a highly-instructive guide to the techniques Robert himself uses, with numerous exercises and larger step-by-step projects throughout the book showing how he works. Alongside these are numerous examples of the author’s finished artworks accompanied by informative captions explaining the methods used to create them, thereby providing both instruction and inspiration.

Robert works outdoors from life much of the time, later finishing his artworks in the studio. His work is both achievable and aspirational, making this a highly-attractive book for established artists who wish to gain insight into the work of their contemporaries who are experimenting with new and innovative techniques.

Table of Contents

Introduction 6

Materials and tools 8

Expressive drawing 24

‘The exhilaration of the summits’ 26

Working en plein air

Drawing with graphite 30

Landscapes in graphite 42

Drawing with charcoal 52

Landscapes in charcoal 60

Developing your personal language 66

Inspiration 68

Order from chaos 70

Expressive drawing with liquid graphite and pastels

Fast foundations 80

Expressive drawing with liquid graphite and ink

Breathing space 82

Developing confidence and vision

Set in Stone 84

Step-by-step project

Resolving your drawings 94

Proper preparation 96

Developing work in the studio

Instant atmospherics 98

Expressive drawing media in harmony

Heading Out to Sea 100

Step-by-step project

Strength in Flexibility 106

Using liquid charcoal, graphite and pastel

Trust the process 108

Working in charcoal, pastel and inks

The freedom of ink 114

Autumn Sun and Shadows 116

Step-by-step project

calculated risks 122

Charcoal, pastel, inks and paints

A celebration of nature 126

Mixed media and pastel paper

On the edge 132

Creating sharpness

Showers, Sun and Shadow 138

Step-by-step project

Towards abstraction 146

Changing direction 148

Revisiting a composition

Surface and light 150

Textured drawing

Next steps 168

Index 160

Acknowledgements

About Robert Dutton

For 30 years Robert had an extensive career as a professional Graphic Designer and Illustrator working for many companies such as KPMG and PricewaterhouseCooper (PwC).

Robert now works as a self employed fine artist and tutor winning regular art awards for his distinctive and expressive style of work in numerous international competitions.

Robert’s drawings are regularly exhibited with Nitram Charcoal (from Canada) at Art World International in Frankfurt where his work has received much critical acclaim and attention from a wide range of international fine art businesses. He's a training partner for several leading UK art businesses and art holiday companies throughout the UK including Higham Hall and Rydal Hall in the Lake District and HF Holidays.

As a leading Canson Ambassador in the UK, he regularly teaches workshops promoting their fine art papers at many different popular events such as Patchings Art, Craft and Photography Festival near Nottingham and Ilkley Art show in West Yorkshire, amongst others.

He exhibits throughout the UK with a wide range of prestigious galleries (including Mall Galleries). His work can also be found in numerous public and private collections throughout the UK, Canada, Australia, New Zealand and the USA. He regularly contributes to The Artist magazine. To see more of Roberts work visit www.rdcreative.co.uk

Press

Part of The Innovative Artist series that gives insights into the working methods of leading contemporary artists who are pushing the boundaries of art, Drawing Dramatic Landscapes by Robert Dutton, regular contributor to our sister publication The Artist, looks at ways of using graphite, charcoal and mixed media to create dramatic landscape drawings. Aimed at more experienced artists who are keen to explore materials and methods, Robert shows you how to combine media, such as liquid graphite and metallic inks with pastels and collage, working predominantly in black and white and, from life, outdoors for much of the time. Numerous exercises are included alongside examples of Robert's work, which he has annotated with descriptions of the methods he has used to obtain such dramatic results.