Design Media: Techniques for Watercolor, Pen & Ink, Pastel and Colored Marker
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Book Description
How to choose and use design media-a complete, practical primer
Mastery of a full range of design media is essential for architects, designers, and graphic artists in order to develop and communicate their ideas effectively. Instead of focusing solely on finished drawings, this book approaches each medium from the perspective of its use in the design process itself. Featuring step-by-step methods liberally supplemented with visual examples, it provides detailed coverage of the tools and techniques for each of the four major rendering media-pen and ink, pastels, colored marker, and watercolor. Design Media is filled with ideas to help bring out the best in drawing and rendering-from developing sound skills and improving presentations to achieving particular effects.
* Covers methods, materials, and equipment
* Contains 280 illustrations-including 200 in color-showing examples of all media types
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Mastery of a full range of media is essential in order to develop and communicate design ideas effectively. Each of the four major media, watercolor, pen and ink, pastel and colored markers, offers a different avenue for exploring a design concept - with dramatically different results. With an emphasis on the context of design elements, Ron Kasprisin shows how to capitalize on the strengths of each medium, from the advantages of colored markers as preeminent diagramming tools to the use of pastels as a wonderful way to "paint" washes and color studies and add color accents to pen and ink drawings. He also provides step-by-step descriptions and visual examples of all drawing and painting methods; 200 color illustrations that demonstrate styles and techniques in watercolor, pastel and colored marker; 150 black-and-white illustrations that detail pen and ink styles and techniques; and in-depth discussions of the equipment, materials, and preferred applications associated with each medium. For students and professionals in architecture, landscape architecture, and urban design as well as graphic designers and fine artists, Design Media offers direct access to the technical information and techniques that make design drawings valuable and inspiring to designer and client alike.
Design Media: Techniques for Watercolor, Pen & Ink, Pastel and Colored Marker
Design Media: Techniques for Watercolor, Pen & Ink, Pastel and Colored Marker,Ron Kasprisin,John Wiley & Sons,0471293016,Architectural Drawing,Architectural rendering,Architecture,Art & Art Instruction,Color drawing,Design & Drafting,Design - General,Technique,Techniques - Drawing,Techniques - General,Watercolor painting,Architecture / Design & Drafting,Art techniques & materials,Graphic design
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