Entourage - Softcover

Burden, Ernest

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0071407243 ISBN 13: 9780071407243

Publisher: McGraw-Hill Education, 2002

Synopsis

This is the premier tracing file for design professionals - updated and expanded to include state-of-the-art tools and techniques! Invaluable to architects, commercial artists, interior designers, draftpersons, and graphic designers, the fourth edition of this trusted reference features: 64 colour pages of photographic images that have been enhanced and masked to provide maximum benefit to the user; valuable tips and techniques for working in Photoshop, the most popular image-manipulating software; expanded how-to information for working with layouts and altering images; a convenient organization based on size and type of figure - figures ranging from people to trees to the latest model cars and boats; numerous examples of how professional renderers use entourage elements in their drawings; plenty of outdoor furnishings, plants, and other features responding to the trend towards more environmentally correct designs; and figure drawings reflecting a more diverse population 64 new colour pages of photographic images. The new fourth edition of "Entourage" makes it quick and easy for you to create stunning and persuasive architectural presentations that bring your designs to life. No matter what type of space you're designing, this classic resource offers a huge assortment of entourage figures that allow you to: add more power and impact to the your presentations; present your ideas with life-like realism; find the right size, scale, posture, dress, and style in seconds; and effectively convey the function of the depicted project. You'll also find information on how to create your own entourage file of images - including where to search, how to photograph them, and how to develop them into usable illustrations. No other single resource can add to the success of your architectural drawings like the new and expanded fourth edition of "Entourage".

About this title

About the Author

Ernest Burden (New York, NY), Assoc. AIA, is an architect, author and consultant specializing in marketing and project delivery strategies. He is the author of many books on design and presentation, including McGraw-Hill's Entourage: A Tracing File and Color Source Book. He is also the author of three illustrated dictionaries for McGraw-Hill: Illustrated Dictionary of Architecture, Illustrated Dictionary of Architectural Preservation, and Illustrated Dictionary of Building Design and Construction.

From the Back Cover

The premier tracing file for design professionals--updated and expanded to include state-of-the-art tools and techniques!

Invaluable to architects, commercial artists, interior designers, draftpersons, and graphic designers, the Fourth Edition of this trusted reference features:
* 64 color pages of photographic images that have been enhanced and masked to provide maximum benefit to the user
* Valuable tips and techniques for working in Photoshop, the most popular image-manipulating software
* Expanded how-to information for working with layouts and altering images
* A convenient organization based on size and type of figure--figures ranging from people to trees to the latest model cars and boats
* Numerous examples of how professional renderers use entourage elements in their drawings
* Plenty of outdoor furnishings, plants, and other features responding to the trend towards more environmentally correct designs
* Figure drawings reflecting a more diverse population

64 new color pages of photographic images

The new Fourth Edition of Entourage makes it quick and easy for you to create stunning and persuasive architectural presentations that bring your designs to life. No matter what type of space you're designing, this classic resource offers a huge assortment of entourage figures that allow you to:
* Add more power and impact to the your presentations
* Present your ideas with life-like realism
* Find the right size, scale, posture, dress, and style in seconds
* Effectively convey the function of the depicted project

You'll also find information on how to create your own entourage file of images--including where to search, how to photograph them, and how to develop them into usable illustrations.

No other single resource can add to the success of your architectural drawings like the new and expanded Fourth Edition of Entourage.

Edition details

• Publisher: McGraw-Hill Education
• Publication date: 2002
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0071407243
• ISBN 13: 9780071407243
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 4
• Number of pages: 376