Drawing the Landscape: Amazon.co.uk: Chip Sullivan: Books

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Drawing the Landscape offers the tools to approach drawing as a means to a better understanding of the natural and built environment. This Second Edition is complete with a brand new color section and a section on drawing the human figure, and contains the author′s newest techniques and drawings. Illustrated with the author′s own highly–acclaimed freehand drawings, each chapter of presents practical examples, step–by–step exercises, and suggestions for further reading. The book also offers solid advice about preparing design projects for professional competition.

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Drawing the Landscape Second Edition If you want to approach drawing as a means to a better understanding of the natural and built environment and one’s own creative potential, Chip Sullivan’s Drawing the Landscape offers the inspiration and the tools. The Second Edition of this useful book helps you unlock your creative potential, cultivate your own personal form of expression,and prepare professional graphic presentations in landscape architecture and architecture. From quick sketches to highly finished works in various media, Drawing the Landscape presents a broad range of ways to render the natural and the built environment. The book covers the basics of sketching the landscape and achieving convincing perspective drawings, and also introduces innovative freehand drawing techniques that add a more creative dimension to your work. Additionally, it discusses the philosophy of drawing as a method to enhance your observational ability. But this book offers more than technical instruction—its emphasis on individuality and artistic experimentation distinguishes it from other art and design books currently on the market. The author discusses equipment, techniques, tones, textures,and different types of drawing used to compose the landscape, but also recommends drawing practices,such as keeping a daybook, that keep the creative juices flowing. The Second Edition of Drawing the Landscape updates every chapter of the popular First Edition, and features:

a new chapter entitled "The Figure in the Landscape"
a new color insert
freehand perspective techniques
more examples of final drawings
practical group visualization exercises that facilitate the book’s use in the classroom.

Illustrated with the author’s own highly acclaimed freehand drawings, each chapter of Drawing the Landscape presents practical examples, step–by–step exercises, and suggestions for further reading. The book offers solid advice about preparing design projects for professional competition. Whether you are a landscape architecture professional, architect, designer, artist, illustrator, or student, Drawing the Landscape gives you the skills and confidence to realize your creative potential.

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2 of 2 people found the following review helpful

A call for landscape drawings as personal and artistic expressions 18 July 2008

By Mr. W. A. P. Brown

Format:Paperback

Chip Sulliven's richly illustrated book is an inspiring introduction to landscape drawing. The emphasis is placed on developing freehand sketching techniques to express sensual elements in the landscape and communciate design ideas. A wide range of material is covered from preliminary drawing excercises to express tone and texture and ideas on developing a personal style and portfolio to chapters on specific types of landscape drawing such as plans, sections and axonometric/isometrics.

This book would be valuable to folk with an interest in landscape and garden design. In a profession which has become increasingly dominated by computer graphics, Sulliven's book is a delight. It reminds us of the value of freehand techniques for creating both rapid design development drawings and beautiful and personal presentation illustrations.

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A great book for those struggling to sketch 28 Jan 2010

By Mr. G. Beerling

As a design student i needed a book that explained the fundamentals of sketching, without the ego of the writer getting in the way. This book fulfills this with aplomb. The writer very much makes the reader feel at ease and that it is possible to turn an average joe scratcher into a half decent artist who can do 5 minutes sketches to help explain to a client a concept.
Its all about confidence which comes from practice. Practice becomes more enjoyable as you start to see results, this seems to be the thread running through the book. Which i found very encouraging being very average, and wanting so much to be able to express my ideas without having to go down the CAD route.

Happy reading and sketching to all.

Also our Tutor highly recommended this book.

Grant

Just what I was looking for 17 Mar 2011

By knitmad

Format:Paperback|Amazon Verified Purchase

AT LAST!!!

Just what I was looking for, a book to show me how to draw landscapes, gardens, grouped plants etc. Most drawing books concentrate on beginning with still life basic drawings, then jump into masterpieces. This book shows you how to create those masterpieces. If this sounds what your looking for, buy know, you won't be disappointed.