Download or read book Drawing and Painting Buildings written by Richard Taylor and published by . This book was released on 2008 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This is an essential resource for painting and drawing buildings of all sorts, from town houses to public buildings. There are exercises for composition and perspective and each finished artwork is annotated with tips and techniques.
Download or read book Drawing Architecture written by Richard Taylor and published by David and Charles. This book was released on 2022-10-11 with total page 261 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A comprehensive and practical guide full of advice and inspiration for anyone wishing to capture the beauty of the urban landscape. The wonderful thing about drawing buildings is that, wherever you travel around the globe, you will never be short of subjects to inspire you. From the most elaborate of Renaissance cathedrals, through to the humble garden shed, you will always be able to practise your skills and learn a few techniques in the process. This hands-on and inspirational book will encourage you to meet the exciting challenges of drawing and painting buildings using a variety of media and a wide range of techniques, including pencil, pen, graphite powder, watercolour, water-soluble pencils and Indian ink. As you work through this book, you will look at materials and their qualities then move on to explore how to put these materials to best use when drawing specific types of building. You will be led gently through levels of learning, with easy and more challenging exercises progressing your knowledge and developing your skills. As the book is divided into discrete sections, you can dip in to a particular type of building that you wish to draw, and use the information and illustration provided, while extended teaching exercises take you through the way the author approaches composing and completing a drawing. Fully annotated paintings, working drawings and extended projects reveal how each effect was achieved. Detailed artworks in a range of styles and media are thoroughly annotated to demonstrate key techniques and important details and there are invaluable exercises for understanding perspective, negative and positive space, tone, choosing details and constructing large-scale images. The book includes thorough studies of a wide range of different architectural styles, from town houses to rural cottages and barns, from churches and classical architecture to continental cafes and street scenes. Taylor's exquisite drawings and paintings demonstrate the quality of the results that can be achieved by following his helpful guidance and advice.
Download or read book The Watercolourist s Guide to Painting Buildings written by Richard S. Taylor and published by . This book was released on 2002-04 with total page 128 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Comprehensive, practical and illustrated, this book aims to provide a complete guide to painting buildings in watercolour.
Download or read book How to Draw and Paint Fantasy Architecture written by Rob Alexander and published by . This book was released on 2010-11 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This is a how-to guide to the essential techniques for capturing fantastic buildings, alien architecture, alternate realities, and ancient citadels. Exploring different media - traditional and digital - this text takes you step-by-step through the techniques you need for turning your own ideas into finished art.
Download or read book Draw 50 Buildings and Other Structures written by Lee J. Ames and published by Watson-Guptill. This book was released on 2013-02-12 with total page 66 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Draw 50 Buildings and Other Structures teaches aspiring artists how to draw with ease by following simple, step-by-step instructions. Celebrated author Lee J. Ames shows readers how to draw famous structures from all over the world, as well as an igloo, a barn and silo, a windmill, and even a teepee. Ames's illustration style and renowned drawing method has made him a leader in the step-by-step drawing manual, and the 31 books in his Draw 50 series have sold more than three million copies. Ames's instruction allows seasoned artists to refine their technique and guides amateurs to develop their own artistic abilities. Even the youngest artists can draw the tallest, grandest structures. It's easy to construct any type of building when it's done the Draw 50 way.
Download or read book How to Draw and Paint Science Fiction Art written by Geoff Taylor and published by B.E.S. Publishing. This book was released on 2011 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Aspiring art students who have a special interest in science fiction-inspired graphic novels, computer games, book illustrations, and posters will find the help they're looking for in this comprehensive self-teaching course. The author instructs on ways to blend the exotic with the familiar in order to create believable yet dramatic future cityscapes, vehicles, extraterrestrial creatures, and more. From rough concept to finished illustration, his book shows artists how to convert their imaginings into dynamic and memorable images. He deals with all standard media, from pencil and acrylics to digital software, and he shows students how to blend colors in ways that give their pictures ethereal and futuristic atmospheres. Each lesson includes an "Idea File " sidebar feature that offers special tips and useful insights. Art students will also find helpful cross-references to closely related lessons. Vivid, how-to illustrations in color fill virtually every page of this highly instructive book"--Publisher's description.
Download or read book Draw Buildings and Cities in 15 Minutes written by Matthew Brehm and published by Ilex Press. This book was released on 2019-03-05 with total page 128 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Learn to draw and sketch your urban environment with quick and easy lessons. THE SUPER-FAST DRAWING TECHNIQUE ANYONE CAN LEARN Anyone can draw, and anybody who can already draw can always learn to draw better. In this book, leading art tutor Matthew Brehm gives you all the skills you need to sketch the urban environment in just 15 minutes. Good drawings aren't always the ones that you've spent a lot of time over; some of the best pieces are swift, energetic studies that capture the feel of the subject in a few well-placed lines. This book contains a series of exercises that develop the core skills for drawing buildings and cities, all of which can be completed in a quarter of an hour. · Build confidence in mark making.· Understand perspective.· Play with proximity and point of view.· Record details such as reflections and shadows.· Capture the character of buildings and cities.
Download or read book Drawing and Painting Buildings written by Jonathan Newey and published by Crowood Press (UK). This book was released on 2008 with total page 160 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Drawing and Painting Buildings introduces the reader to the many diverse aspects of drawing and painting buildings - a subject that has fascinated artists for years and has inspired many forms of art. This book offers step-by-step guidance towards achieving realistic three-dimensional effects on a two-dimensional surface. Aspects covered include: * Basic drawing and painting techniques * Pencil, crayon, pastel, watercolour, ink, acrylic and oil techniques * Drawing and painting surfaces * Different styles of buildings, including houses, churches and castles * Details such as brick walls, windows, doors and roof tops. AUTHOR: Jonathan Newey comes from a long line of artists and has been an art teacher for more than 16 years. His work has been exhibited at the West of England Academy, the Royal Society of Birmingham Artists, the Mall Galleries, London and the UK Coloured Pencil Society Exhibition and is housed in collections both in the UK and abroad. He has an extensive knowledge of many art mediums and specializes in acrylic, watercolour, pen and-wash and drawing with coloured pencils. Details of his work can be found at www.jonathannewey.com
Download or read book Painting Buildings in Watercolor written by Ranulph Bye and published by Betterway Books. This book was released on 1994 with total page 152 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Have you always wanted to include buildings in your watercolor paintings, but have been afraid to -- maybe because of the perspective or simply because you thought you couldn't paint them well enough? Here you'll learn how to paint structures of all types realistically, yet expressively. Master watercolorist Ranulph Bye teaches you his tricks of the trade and offers numerous practical techniques, including eight comprehensive step-by-step demonstrations.
Download or read book Drawing and Painting Buildings written by Ray Evans and published by HarperCollins. This book was released on 1983-01-01 with total page 159 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Drawing and Painting Fantasy Landscapes and Cityscapes written by Rob Alexander and published by . This book was released on 2007-05 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book 5 Minute Sketching Architecture written by Liz Steel and published by 5-Minute Sketching. This book was released on 2021-05 with total page 128 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Landscape Painting Essentials with Johannes Vloothuis written by Johannes Vloothuis and published by National Geographic Books. This book was released on 2015-04-22 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Secrets to Painting Beautiful Landscapes Painting the landscape can be fun and rewarding--if you make the right decisions as you paint. After all, it is the artist's greatest challenge to somehow capture a sense of it all--the grandness, the majesty, the splendor of nature--with just a few strokes of paint on a canvas. Popular art instructor Johannes Vloothuis makes the process a whole lot easier with the essential techniques, key concepts and expert advice he shares in this book. • Learn straightforward strategies to make your paintings more interesting and dramatic, such as simplifying the foreground, composing with abstract shapes and harmonizing colors. • Discover speci?c techniques for painting landscape elements including mountains, water, foliage, snow and more. • 9 step-by-step demonstrations walk you through all the techniques necessary to create successful landscape paintings. Landscape Painting Essentials is packed with practical information. You'll make the critical shift from painting what you see to painting as an artist sees. You'll learn to strategically edit shapes, rearrange elements and enhance color. You'll gain a better understanding of what to include in your painting, what to change and what to leave out. Most importantly, you'll gain the skills necessary to turn nature's bounty of inspiration into original, stunning landscape paintings.
Download or read book Drawing Architecture written by Helen Thomas and published by Phaidon Press. This book was released on 2018-10-24 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An elegant presentation of stunning and inspiring architectural drawings from antiquity to the present day Throughout history, architects have relied on drawings both to develop their ideas and communicate their vision to the world. This gorgeous collection brings together more than 250 of the finest architectural drawings of all time, revealing each architect's process and personality as never before. Creatively paired to stimulate the imagination, the illustrations span the centuries and range from sketches to renderings, simple to intricate, built projects to a utopian ideal, famous to rarely seen - a true celebration of the art of architecture. Visually paired images draw connections and contrasts between architecture from different times, styles, and places. From Michelangelo to Frank Gehry, Louise Bourgeois to Tadao Ando, B.V. Doshi to Zaha Hadid, and Grafton to Luis Barragán, the book shows the incredible variety and beauty of architectural drawings. Drawing Architecture is ideal for art and architecture lovers alike, as well as anyone interested in the intersection of creativity and history. From the publisher of Exhibit A: Exhibitions that Transformed Architecture, 1948-2000.
Download or read book Drawing and Painting Architecture written by Ray Evans and published by Van Nostrand Reinhold Company. This book was released on 1983 with total page 159 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Discusses buildings' construction details and architectural styles and offers guidance for artists on portraying the individual characters of buildings
Download or read book How to Draw Buildings and Towns Guide for Kids Ages 10 and Up written by Anna Nadler and published by Independently Published. This book was released on 2020-05-29 with total page 102 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Dear Artists, Welcome to this guide to drawing buildings, houses, towns and cities. Here you will learn how to simply make fun and engaging city drawings. Some of us live in houses, others live in apartments, high-rises, townhomes, condos, coops. We live in suburbs and cities, villages and towns. If you look closely, all of these different dwellings have their own unique characteristics that make them fit in with their surroundings and geography. A house drawing can evoke memories and nostalgia even more than just a photo, because it has a unique style and touch of the artist. So, let us travel to the fun world of drawing buildings and towns! Enjoy!
Download or read book Painting Buildings in Oils written by James Willis and published by The Crowood Press. This book was released on 2021-04-26 with total page 523 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Painting buildings is an exciting and versatile genre - it allows you to enjoy the lines of architecture but also to add feeling and context to a picture. This practical book explains the full depth of the subject, from first sketches to final presentation. Using a range of examples, it is packed with advice and information, and follows the riches of painting the built landscape. Not just a handy reference, this is a beautiful and inspirational guide for every artist who wants to capture and interpret a scene. Topics covered include: Drawing - practise observation and sketching to identify the principal lines of view. Perspective - understand three-dimensional structures and their position to each other and in space. Oils - use the versatility of the paint to express and experiment with your ideas. Location - develop your paintings outdoors and in the studio. Style - add figures, weather and atmosphere to your work to give it character and mood. Finally, Inspiration - learn new ideas and themes from finished examples by a number of leading artists.
