Drawing Shortcuts (eBook)

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.

Preface.

Acknowledgments.

INTRODUCTION.

CHAPTER 1 TRADITIONAL DRAWING TYPES.

Observation Drawings.

Imagination Drawings.

Thumbnail Drawings.

Concept Drawings.

Presentation Drawings.

CHAPTER 2 DRAWING COMPOSITION.

Drawing Composition.

Perspective Drawings.

Paraline Drawings.

CHAPTER 3 TRADITIONAL DRAWING TOOLS.

Drawing Media.

Drawing with Pencils.

Drawing with Pens.

Hatching Techniques.

Showing Detail.

Creating Shadows.

Correcting Mistakes.

Drawing Safety.

CHAPTER 4 TRADITIONAL COLORING TOOLS.

How to Color with Pencils.

How to Color with Markers.

Mixed-Media Drawings.

CHAPTER 5 TRADITIONAL ENTOURAGE DRAWING.

Drawing Sources.

How to Draw People.

How to Draw Cars.

How to Draw Vegetation.

Drawing Furniture.

Drawing Building Materials.

CHAPTER 6 DIGITAL DRAWING TOOLS.

3-D Modeling.

Digital Editing.

Digital Photography.

CHAPTER 7 TRADIGITAL DRAWING.

Traditional + Digital.

Tradigital Variations.

Overlay and Trace.

Simple Composite Method.

Advanced Composite Method.

Digital Hybrids.

CHAPTER 8 DRAWING GALLERY.

Kirk Fromm.

Jennifer Mahoney.

Paul Stevenson Oles, FAIA.

Terry J. Leonard, AIA.

Michael P. O'Beirne.

Seth Harry, AIA.

Stanley Doctor.

Conclusion.

Contributors.

Project Credits.

Index.

Jim Leggitt.

"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 teaches in his drawing workshops
to the pages of this colorful text. A second edition of a 2002
book, this version has been revised to integrate "today's
technology," specifically in the form of Google Sketchup,
presenting a drawing approach that merges hand-drawing techniques
with digital technology." (Landscape Architecture, July
2010)

"Drawing Shortcuts, Second Edition, is a timely reference
tool at a time when technology - for all its advantages - has
contributed to an increased atrophy of freehand drawing skills
among design students and professionals."
(ChicagoArchitectureToday.com, June 2010)

"Written for students and professionals in the building and
landscaping arts, Drawing Shortcuts has numerous tips that
will help today's busy professional speed up the drawing process
without sacrificing creativity. Author Jim Leggit's processes
combine computer technology with the more emotion-based,
traditional, hand techniques to produce work worthy for
presentations. Rather than take years to learn the shortcuts, this
book allows readers to quickly stimulate spaces that tell a story."
(San Francisco Book Review, March 28, 2010)