Drawing Shortcuts: Developing Quick Drawing Skills Using Today's Technology
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Book Overview
An ingeniously simple drawing approach that joins traditional hand drawing techniques with modern technology Start creating top-quality drawings faster and more effectively-with Drawing Shortcuts. This book presents practical techniques and applications that will improve your drawing skills and help you produce more accurate sketches by incorporating traditional hand drawing methods with today's technology. Easy-to-follow instructions cover every aspect from the basics of drawing-such as composition, color, shading, shadow, and perspective-up to the most current applications of cameras, copiers, and computers to create and reproduce your work. This book's step-by-step approach will sharpen and streamline your techniques whether you draw for pleasure or for your profession. Generously enriched with detailed process drawings, examples, and more than 300 full-color images, it features: * Detailed outlines of drawing methods, from "storyboarding" to the "overlay and trace" method * Timesaving, end-of-chapter "QuickTips" for easy reference * Guidelines for building a portfolio * Pointers on selecting materials and maximizing color potential
Format:Hardcover
Language:English
ISBN:0471075493
ISBN13:9780471075493
Release Date:April 2002
Publisher:Wiley
Length:208 Pages
Weight:2.10 lbs.
Dimensions:0.7" x 11.1" x 8.8"
Customer Reviews
4 ratings
Drawing Shortcuts
Published by Thriftbooks.com User , 17 years ago
Every once in awhile, a life changing book comes along. I've been creating Architectural Illustrations for over 40 years using airbrush, water color and pen and ink. I've never felt comfortable doing quick sketches. Jim's book clearly delineates the tools and techniques needed to produce drawings fast and on-site. Living in New Orleans, I'm involved in a lot of post Katrina planning and development. These new skills are an invaluable asset for my continued survival. Richard L. Gardner, New Orleans, LA
Great Book
Published by Thriftbooks.com User , 22 years ago
I am an architecture student. The content of this book isn't by any means revolutionary, but it is smart. Basically the whole argument revolves around tracing as a basis for developing drawings, a concept I kind of thought of as cheating before reading this book. That sounds simple enough, but it is worth buying the book to find out all of the interesting ways he is able to develop a traced framework - ways I would never have thought of. He could have gotten everything he wanted to get across in half the pages, but then the book wouldn't look very serious.Buy this book: the quality of your drawings may or may not increase from reading it, but you'll be able to produce twice as many in the same time.
This book rocks!
Published by Thriftbooks.com User , 23 years ago
Packed with step-by-step instructions for creating drawings more efficiently and effectively. Every technique is illustrated, every tip explained and every chapter summed up in a series of "Quick Tips". I'll be using this book frequently, especially when deadlines are looming.
Every Architect and Student Must Have This Book !
Published by Thriftbooks.com User , 23 years ago
This book is an instant classic, that every architect and architectural student must get. Many of us grew up using the techniques taught by Michael Doyle in his book "Color Drawing". Jim Leggitt's techniques are even more geared toward the pace of productivity we all face. Using all the advantages of current technologies, including cameras, copiers, and printers he shows you exactly how to improve or gain the skills it takes to produce fast and effective visualizations. Some of the techniques are so insightful and helpful, as to immediately payback the cost of the book. Great color photographs help guide you step by step. This book is packed full. No one interested in drawing technigues should miss this book.
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