Book: Pencil Techniques – Graphite – Rahul Deshpande, Gopal Nandurkar

In this book one can get detailed introduction about the use of colour pencils as an important medium for landscapes, figures, still-life and birds / animals too. Mastery over drawing and precision in the use of the medium are the highlights of this concise book.

Amply illustrated and written in an easy narrative style, Mulick demystifies the seemingly difficult subject and helps the art student to allay his anxieties about ‘getting it right’. In fact, few books have dared to venture into this territory and Mulick has successfully conveyed the concept, staying clear of complex definitions and methods; used traditionally.

Renowned artist Chandramohan Kulkarni has created a lot of work on Apple ipad with apps like ArtRage, Layers Pro and so on. Here he talks about the technical aspects of painting, and how to handle digital media most effectively.

‘Sketching’ is a unique book of its kind. Written by well-known illustrator Pratap Mulick who has planned it on the basic of lifelong artistic exploration of his career. The author has attempted to highlight various aspects of sketching and figure drawing. The book undoubtedly is very useful for students and artists as it shows Indian models in their cultural and historical diversity. Set in easy-to-read type, each topic has been captioned in simple terms.