Drawing Architecture: The Beginner's Guide to Drawing and Painting Buildings by

Description: Drawing Architecture by Richard Taylor Giving advice for those wishing to capture the beauty of the urban landscape, this guide annotates artworks in a range of styles and media to demonstrate techniques and details. It includes studies of a range of different architectural styles, from town houses and rural cottages to churches and continental cafes. FORMAT Paperback LANGUAGE English CONDITION Brand New Publisher Description 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 and classical architecture to continental cafes and street scenes. Taylors exquisite drawings and paintings demonstrate the quality of the results that can be achieved by following his helpful guidance and advice. AUTHOR: Richard Taylor is an experienced and popular watercolourist, who regularly teaches and lectures on all aspects of painting. He is the successful author of several books, including The Watercolourists Year, Learn to Paint Buildings in Watercolour and Painting Houses and Gardens in Watercolour and was the Consultant and Contributor to The Art Course partwork. He writes for The Artist, Leisure Painter and Artists & Illustrators magazines and has also made several instructional painting videos. Author Biography Richard Taylor is an experienced and popular artist, who regularly teaches and lectures on all aspects of painting. He is the successful author of several books, including The Watercolourists Year, Learn to Paint Buildings in Watercolour and Painting Houses and Gardens in Watercolour and was the Consultant and Contributor to The Art Course partwork. He writes for The Artist, Leisure Painter and Artists & Illustrators magazines and has also made several instructional painting videos. Table of Contents Introduction Materials MechanicsThe Built EnvironmentThe Bigger PictureFinal ThoughtsGlossary Description for Sales People A reissued edition of Drawing and Painting Buildings - a perennially popular subject - with a refreshed cover treatment and SEO-friendly title. 12,000 copies sold worldwide of previous editions. Taps into trends for urban sketching and the increase in the popularity of house portraits and keepsake art of key locations such as wedding venues and schools. Details ISBN1446309525 Author Richard Taylor Short Title Drawing Architecture Pages 120 Language English Year 2022 ISBN-10 1446309525 ISBN-13 9781446309520 Format Paperback Publication Date 2022-10-11 Publisher David & Charles Imprint David & Charles Place of Publication Newton Abbot Country of Publication United Kingdom AU Release Date 2022-10-11 NZ Release Date 2022-10-11 UK Release Date 2022-10-11 Replaces 9780715320938 DEWEY 743.84 Audience General Subtitle The Beginners Guide to Drawing and Painting Buildings Illustrations 236 Illustrations We've got this At The Nile, if you're looking for it, we've got it. With fast shipping, low prices, friendly service and well over a million items - you're bound to find what you want, at a price you'll love! TheNile_Item_ID:138170566;

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