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

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 you draw for pleasure, school or your design profession. * 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. Half Title page Title page Dedication Copyright page 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, FAIA This book fills a gap in our design drawing and presentation publishing list by offering an integrated approach to traditional and digital drawing for the professional and/or student.