3.0 out of 5 stars
Old Fashioned, Only in Black-and-White, September 20, 2011
FROM PUBLISHER:
Ernest Burden's classic Architectural Delineation is now revised and updated to highlight the author's renowned photographic techniques. Plus, the book contains an update on new computer techniques for accomplishing the same accurate layouts as with the camera. This new edition contains hundreds of recent examples of the finest architectural renderings from leading professionals working today. In the final chapter, "classic" drawings from the first edition are presented by some of the same artists that are found in this new edition.
Mr. Burden begins with step-by-step instruction for producing layouts in perfect perspective by using photographs. He spotlights practical solutions to real-life problems and shows how to handle difficult site-coordinated layouts and even aerial layouts of small areas or of whole cities. You will quickly see how his photographic techniques allow you to determine the ideal vantage point in minutes and ensure that renderings are kept to an optimum size.
In the sections on drawing methods, Mr. Burden demonstrates a variety of techniques from the simplest to the most complex. And he offers easy, presentation-enhanced guidelines for rendering trees, figures, vehicles, and even clouds from simple photographs.
This widely acclaimed guide is an essential working tool for architects, drafters, architectural photographers, and commercial artists, who will find proven techniques for doing architectural renderings in about one-fourth the time--and in true perspective.
About the Author
Ernest Burden is the author of many noted books on architectural drawing and presentation, including Entourage: A Tracing File for Architecture and Interior Design Drawing; Design Presentation. Techniques for Marketing and Project Proposals; and Photo Entourage: A Tracing File Sourcebook. A licensed architect and marketing communications consultant, Mr. Burden is a frequent lecturer at conventions of the AIA, ASID, and SMPS. He is also the publisher of The Presentation ADVISOR, a bimonthly newsletter on presentation techniques for designers and architects.
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