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Drawing and Illustrating Architecture

A Step-by-Step Guide to the Art of Drawing and Illustrating Beautiful Buildings

Demi Lang

Description

With inspiring illustrations, clear writing, and an encouraging tone, Demi Lang makes the process of learning to draw architecture both approachable and enjoyable. Writing for artists of all levels, she first guides you step-by-step through her entire drawing process. You will learn:

How best to set up your workspace, and the materials you’ll need
The importance of building a photo reference library and choosing good images to work from
Three methods to use for transferring a reference photo to paper for the initial drawing
Techniques for achieving realistic tone, value, texture, shadow, and light in your drawings
How to add layer upon layer of color, lines, details, and highlights to create works that leap off the paper with exciting dimensionality and life

In the second half of the book, the author works through several complete projects from start to finish and provides the reference photos for each project so you can follow along and put your skills to the test! Throughout the book, she emphasizes the importance of practice and patience, and encourages you to not put too much pressure on yourself to complete a perfect drawing every time.