Agerer, Markus S.
How to draw architecture : illustrating buildings and cityscapes. / txt
Markus S. Agerer
- 156 p. : ill. ; 28 cm book
INTRODUCTION 7 --
Preface 8 --
Drawing Architecture 9 --
Various Architectural Styles 11 --
Tools 16 --
Further Material for Drawing 18 --
BASIC PRINCIPLES OF REPRESENTATION 19 --
Lines – 1 Dimension 20 --
Forms and Surfaces – 2 Dimensions 22 --
Forms 22 --
Bodies – 3 Dimensions 24 --
Structures and Textures 29 --
METHODS AND TECHNIQUES 31 --
Methods for copying 32 --
Construction buildings 37 --
How to draw lively and natural 40 --
Simplification 43 --
Sketching 44 --
Drawing Technique Methods 47 --
Drawing Shadows 55 --
Constructing and Drawing Shadows 58 --
SIMPLE EXERCISES 59 --
Warming-Up with Small Sketches 60 --
Simple Building 62 --
Skyline 66 --
Modern Architecture 68 --
ELEMENTS OF ARCHITECTURE 71 --
Roof Constructions 72 --
Columns and Capitals 74 --
Wooden Surface 75 --
Half-Timbered Framework 76 --
Steel Constructions 78 --
Trees 80 --
DRAWING IN PERSPECTIVE 83 –
Single Point Perspective 84 --
Drawing in Perspective 84 --
Diagonal Perspective 87 --
Three-Point Perspective 93 --
Subdividing Surface Areas 102 --
Shadows in Vanishing Point Perspective 105 --
IMAGE COMPOSITION 107 --
Image Composition 108 --
Methods for Sub-Dividing an Image 109 --
Lines as an Element of Design 114 --
Triangle Composition 116 --
Examples for Guiding the Viewer’s Gaze 118
Design Through Contrast 119 --
EXERCISES 121 --
Simple Residence 122 --
Cityscapes 124 --
Modern Architecture 127 --
Half-timbered house with diagonal perspective 132 --
Architecture in Indian Ink 136 --
Steel Structures in the City 139 --
Modern High-Rise in Three-Point Perspective 142 --
Corner Building with Pencil 144 --
Indian Ink on Colored Cardboard 146 --
CLOSING REMARKS 151 --
Source 153 --
Provides instruction and inspiration for sketching architecture and cityscapes
9783982393223 3982393221
Architecture and cityscapes
Cities and towns in art
Drawing techniques.
NC825.C57 / A347 2021
743.84