Syndetics cover image
Image from Syndetics

Draw buildings and cities in 15 minutes : the super-fast drawing technique anyone can learn / Matthew Brehm.

By: Material type: TextTextPublisher: London : Ilex, 2018Copyright date: ©2018Description: 128 pages : illustrations ; 23 cmContent type:
  • text
  • still image
Media type:
  • unmediated
Carrier type:
  • volume
ISBN:
  • 9781781576274 (paperback)
  • 1781576270 (paperback)
Other title:
  • Draw buildings and cities in fifteen minutes
Subject(s): Summary: This book is ideal for anyone with an interest in the visual character of the cities and buildings that frame our lives. Expert art tutor and writer Matthew Brehm helps you capture the life of the places where you work and spend your free time, and the places you visit in your travels. The skills and strategies presented here will help you make a visual record of the urban places you experience, and help you learn about these places in the process. Draw Buildings and Cities in 15 Minutes is a perfect addition to the successful Draw in 15 Minutes series. Responding to the popularity of the Urban Sketchers movement, expert artist Matthew Brehm teaches the reader how to capture the city environment speedily and successfully, while also teaching them essential drawing skills along the way.
Holdings
Item type Home library Collection Call number Materials specified Status Date due Barcode Item holds
Adult Book Adult Book Main Library NonFiction 743.84 B834 Available 33111009326717
Total holds: 0

Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:

Learn to draw and sketch your urban environment with quick and easy lessons.
THE SUPER-FAST DRAWING TECHNIQUE ANYONE CAN LEARN
Anyone can draw, and anybody who can already draw can always learn to draw better. In this book, leading art tutor Matthew Brehm gives you all the skills you need to sketch the urban environment in just 15 minutes.
Good drawings aren't always the ones that you've spent a lot of time over; some of the best pieces are swift, energetic studies that capture the feel of the subject in a few well-placed lines. This book contains a series of exercises that develop the core skills for drawing buildings and cities, all of which can be completed in a quarter of an hour.
· Build confidence in mark making. · Understand perspective. · Play with proximity and point of view. · Record details such as reflections and shadows. · Capture the character of buildings and cities.

Bibliography: (page 127)

This book is ideal for anyone with an interest in the visual character of the cities and buildings that frame our lives. Expert art tutor and writer Matthew Brehm helps you capture the life of the places where you work and spend your free time, and the places you visit in your travels. The skills and strategies presented here will help you make a visual record of the urban places you experience, and help you learn about these places in the process. Draw Buildings and Cities in 15 Minutes is a perfect addition to the successful Draw in 15 Minutes series. Responding to the popularity of the Urban Sketchers movement, expert artist Matthew Brehm teaches the reader how to capture the city environment speedily and successfully, while also teaching them essential drawing skills along the way.

Powered by Koha