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Jim Leggitt - Drawing Shortcuts: Developing Quick Drawing Skills Using Today´s Technology - 9780470435489 - V9780470435489
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Drawing Shortcuts: Developing Quick Drawing Skills Using Today´s Technology

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Description for Drawing Shortcuts: Developing Quick Drawing Skills Using Today´s Technology Hardcover. The updated edition of a contemporary approach to merging traditional hand drawing methods with 2-dimensional and 3-dimensional digital visualization tools. Num Pages: 264 pages, col. ill. BIC Classification: UGK; UGL. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 280 x 218 x 21. Weight in Grams: 1060.
The updated edition of a contemporary approach to merging traditional hand drawing methods with 2-dimensional and 3-dimensional digital visualization tools.

Jim Leggitt?s Drawing Shortcuts shows how communicating with hand drawings combined with digital technology can be ingeniously simple, and this new edition makes an already popular technique even better. Completely expanded with new chapters and a wealth of supporting images, this Second Edition presents practical techniques for improving drawing efficiency and effectiveness by combining traditional hand drawing methods with the latest digital technology, including 3-D modeling with SketchUp. This book?s step-by-step approach will sharpen and streamline your techniques whether ... Read more

  • Easy-to-follow instructions cover every aspect from the basics of drawing?such as composition, color, shading, hatching, and perspective?up to the most current technologies
  • Incorporates Google SketchUp, Google Earth, computer generated renderings, digital scanners and printers
  • Features new visuals from accomplished drawing experts
  • Special new ?Gallery? section highlights the creative process with step-by-step examples of drawings
  • Complete coverage of the ?Overlay and Trace Method,? ?Simple Composite Method,? ?Advanced Composite Method,? and ?Digital Hybrid Drawings?
  • New matrices show alternative drawing techniques for specific visual effects such as Linework and Shading, Selecting the Right Views, Perspectives and Paraline Drawings, Drawing Detail, Camera Lenses, and Drawing Tools


Generously enriched with detailed process drawings, examples, and more than 500 full-color images, Drawing Shortcuts, Second Edition will have you creating top-quality drawings faster and more effectively. Show Less

Product Details

Format
Hardback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
John Wiley & Sons Inc United Kingdom
Number of pages
264
Condition
New
Number of Pages
272
Place of Publication
New York, United States
ISBN
9780470435489
SKU
V9780470435489
Shipping Time
Usually ships in 7 to 11 working days
Ref
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About Jim Leggitt
Jim Leggitt, FAIA, is an architect, urban planner, and professional illustrator who has been practicing for over thirty years. Jim offers drawing workshops and is a frequent speaker at universities and national, regional, and local events where he has taught over 5,000 architects, designers, and students.

Reviews for Drawing Shortcuts: Developing Quick Drawing Skills Using Today´s Technology
"Given the impact that technology has had to face with design, the second edition of this fascinating book focuses on the implementation of the illustrations of the urban landscape all the while blending the traditional hand drawing with the more contemporary digital techniques." (Tango Reporter, August 2010) "Architect, Urban Planner, and professional illustrator Jim Leggitt brings the information he ... Read more

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