The art of city sketching : a field manual / Michael Abrams.

By: Abrams, Michael (Michael C.) [author.]Material type: TextTextPublisher: New York : Routledge, 2021Edition: 2nd editionDescription: 416p.: illContent type: text Media type: unmediated Carrier type: volumeISBN: 9780367458966Subject(s): Architectural drawing -- TechniqueAdditional physical formats: Online version:: Art of city sketching.DDC classification: 720.284 LOC classification: NA2708 | .A27 2021Summary: "The Art of City Sketching: A Field Manual guides readers through the process of free-hand architectural sketching and explains orthographic, diagrammatic, three-dimensional, and perceptual-type drawings. The book presents hundreds of drawings of historic buildings and urban spaces, examples, and exercises, which help readers develop their drawing skills and employ sketching as an analytical tool. The book is divided into three parts, based on reader's skill level: beginner, intermediate, and advanced. As an architect and field sketching instructor, the author shows that through drawing the reader can discover, analyze, and comprehend the built environment. The new edition of The Art of City Sketching expands on the drawing techniques of the previous version by adding new drawing examples, exercises, and two new chapters-- Chiaroscuro and Storyboard. New drawing tips, demonstrations, and composition "do's and don'ts" would support readers when they illustrate their viewpoint of the city by using simple drawing tools. The lessons in this book would allow those with beginners, intermediate, and advanced skills to mix method with imagination and sensibility"-- Provided by publisher.
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Includes bibliographical references and index.

"The Art of City Sketching: A Field Manual guides readers through the process of free-hand architectural sketching and explains orthographic, diagrammatic, three-dimensional, and perceptual-type drawings. The book presents hundreds of drawings of historic buildings and urban spaces, examples, and exercises, which help readers develop their drawing skills and employ sketching as an analytical tool. The book is divided into three parts, based on reader's skill level: beginner, intermediate, and advanced. As an architect and field sketching instructor, the author shows that through drawing the reader can discover, analyze, and comprehend the built environment. The new edition of The Art of City Sketching expands on the drawing techniques of the previous version by adding new drawing examples, exercises, and two new chapters-- Chiaroscuro and Storyboard. New drawing tips, demonstrations, and composition "do's and don'ts" would support readers when they illustrate their viewpoint of the city by using simple drawing tools. The lessons in this book would allow those with beginners, intermediate, and advanced skills to mix method with imagination and sensibility"-- Provided by publisher.

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