The New Complete Illustration Guide: The Ultimate Trace File for Architects, Designers, Artists, and Students - Softcover

Evans, Larry; Swanberg, Nancie; Evans, Larry Complete Illustration Guide For Architects, Designers, A

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0442022395 ISBN 13: 9780442022396

Publisher: Van Nostrand Reinhold, 1996

Synopsis

This Second Edition of the popular tracing guide is an essential addition to any architect′s or designer′s reference collection, providing the most comprehensive collection of illustrations available in any single source. The New Complete Illustration Guide contains not only thousands of illustrations to copy, scan, or use as a reference, but it also has a complete how–to section with helpful hints on watercolor illustration, perspective, and picture composition. Ample illustrations––created by the author and also gathered from other resources––are used to illustrate the points being covered. Within the pages of The New Complete Illustration Guide, you′ll find a wealth of materials that you′ll be able to use daily in your architectural renderings and sketches, including:
∗ A broad selection of foreground and background materials
∗ A wide range of trees, plants, and people presented in a variety of scales
∗ Hundred of vehicles––from current models to classics, from airplanes to boats
∗ Over 300 full–color illustrations of trees, plants, people, and vehicles.
Also included is detailed, step–by–step guidance on a variety of topics including perspective, circles and ellipses, watercolor rendering, glass indication, and drawing people. The "Rendering Gallery" shows how the figures, trees, plants, and vehicles included in the book can be used to enhance architectural renderings. For those with an interest in history, the chapter on "Old Masters" is a rare look at some of the very best architectural illustrators of the past, including Joseph Pennell and Harry Fenn. Whether you are an architect, a designer, an artist, or a student, The New Complete Illustration Guide is filled with materials that you′ll use again and again, to trace, scan, copy.and to learn from.

About this title

Synopsis

This tracing file contains 3000 images that are specifically suited for the needs of architects and designers. It offers a diverse selection of human figures, trees, plants and vehicles. This edition offers 25 per cent new material; contains hints on watercolour, perspective drawing and picture composition; and includes an "old masters" section which looks at some of the best architectural illustrators of the past.

About the Author

About the Author Larry Evans is an architectural illustrator, watercolorist, design consultant, and author of over 20 books. His illustrations have been reproduced in many magazines and trade publications and his books, puzzles, and posters are sold throughout the world.

Edition details

• Publisher: Van Nostrand Reinhold
• Publication date: 1996
• ISBN 10: 0442022395
• ISBN 13: 9780442022396
• Binding: Paperback
• Language: English
• Edition number: 2
• Number of pages: 348
• Illustrator: Swanberg Nancie West