Drawing Shortcuts: Developing Quick Drawing Skills Using Today's Technology

Drawing Shortcuts: Developing Quick Drawing Skills Using Today's Technology
by Jim Leggitt

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Author: Jim Leggitt
Edition: Hardcover
Audio: English (Original Language); English (Unknown); English (Published)
Published: 2002-03-15
ISBN: 0471075493
Number of pages: 208
Publisher: Wiley

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Book Review: Drawing Shortcuts
Summary: 5 Stars

Every once in awhile, a life changing book comes along. I've been creating Architectural Illustrations for over 40 years using airbrush, water color and pen and ink. I've never felt comfortable doing quick sketches. Jim's book clearly delineates the tools and techniques needed to produce drawings fast and on-site. Living in New Orleans, I'm involved in a lot of post Katrina planning and development. These new skills are an invaluable asset for my continued survival.

Richard L. Gardner, New Orleans, LA

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Summary of Drawing Shortcuts: Developing Quick Drawing Skills Using Today's Technology

An ingeniously simple drawing approach that joins traditional hand drawing techniques with modern technology

Start creating top-quality drawings faster and more effectively-with Drawing Shortcuts. This book presents practical techniques and applications that will improve your drawing skills and help you produce more accurate sketches by incorporating traditional hand drawing methods with today's technology. Easy-to-follow instructions cover every aspect from the basics of drawing-such as composition, color, shading, shadow, and perspective-up to the most current applications of cameras, copiers, and computers to create and reproduce your work.

This book's step-by-step approach will sharpen and streamline your techniques whether you draw for pleasure or for your profession. Generously enriched with detailed process drawings, examples, and more than 300 full-color images, it features:
* Detailed outlines of drawing methods, from "storyboarding" to the "overlay and trace" method
* Timesaving, end-of-chapter "QuickTips" for easy reference
* Guidelines for building a portfolio
* Pointers on selecting materials and maximizing color potential

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