From the Book - First edition
Supplies. Ink and paper; Common ink drawing instruments; Unconventional instruments; Additional supplies
Strokes. Effective pen control; Basic types of strokes; Ways to vary a stroke; Ways to use a stroke
Shading. Seeing values; Value scales; Gradation of value; Structure and shading; Shading block forms; Shading round forms; Shading complex forms
Simulating texture. Texture reference chart; Realistic texture; Texture on block forms; Texture on spherical forms; Texture on cylindrical forms; Bringing it all together
Sketchbooking. The sketchbook is your battlefield; You can learn a lot by copying; Thumbnails are invaluable; You can always find things to draw; Abstract drawing; Gesture drawing; The human figure; Faces and portraits; Animals; Sketching scenery; Develop your own drawing process; Creating with new ideas
Stages of a finished drawing. Stage 1: composition and design; Stage 2: pencil underdrawing; Stage 3: inking
Secret line of balance. The line of balance; In patterns of nature; Movement; Drawing portraits; Drawing the human figure; Drawing animals; Drawing plants and flowers