Drawing Shortcuts:
Developing Quick Drawing Skills Using Today's Technologies
An
Ingeniously Simple Drawing Approach That Joins Traditional Hand
Drawing Techniques with Modern Technology
By Jim Leggitt
Learn How To Make
Versatile and Facile Sketches and Drawings for More Flexible &
Creative Approaches to Design Challenges
 An
ingeniously simple drawing approach that joins traditional hand
drawing techniques with modern technology
Start creating top-quality drawings faster and
more effectively–with Drawing Shortcuts.
This book presents practical techniques and
applications that will improve your drawing skills and help you
produce more accurate sketches by incorporating traditional hand
drawing methods with today’s technology.
Easy-to-follow instructions cover every aspect
from the basics of drawing–such as composition, color, shading,
shadow, and perspective–up to the most current applications of
cameras, copiers, and computers to create and reproduce your work.
This book’s step-by-step approach will sharpen
and streamline your techniques whether you draw for pleasure or for
your profession. Generously enriched with detailed process drawings,
examples, and more than 300 full-color images, it features:
- Detailed outlines of drawing methods,
from "storyboarding" to the "overlay and trace" method
- Timesaving, end-of-chapter "QuickTips"
for easy reference
- Guidelines for building a portfolio
- Pointers on selecting materials and
maximizing color potential
"A Denver architect has taken on a big task -
teaching his colleagues how to draw again. According to Jim Leggitt,
an architect and urban designer at Denver's RNL Design, there is a
growing absence of architects in today's design marketplace who can
draw by hand. In an effort to re-educate architects about the art
and benefits of hand-drawing, Leggitt has written a book titled
Drawing Shortcuts: Developing Quick Drawing Skills Using Today's
Technology. The book grew out of Leggitt's years of experience
on the subject, including his presentations on the topic of "Drawing
Shortcuts" at several national seminars, most recently at the 2000
National AIA Convention held in Philadelphia". (Colorado
Construction Magazine, October 2001)
About The Author:
JIM LEGGITT, AIA, is a senior associate with RNL Design, an
architect, urban planner, and professional illustrator who has been
practicing in Denver for more than 25 years. He serves as President
of the AIA Denver Chapter and Director of the AIA Colorado Chapter.
Jim currently teaches a Drawing Shortcuts course to graduate
students at the University of Colorado College of Architecture and
Planning. He presents seminars and drawing workshops to professional
design firms and AIA-sponsored programs throughout the country
Table of Contents:
The Rules Have Changed.
Basic Drawing Types.
Start Your Drawing.
Learning Your CCC's.
Tools of the Trade.
The Success of Color.
Your Completed Drawing.
Drawing Resources.
Design Credits.
Index
Hard-cover,
208 pages
Published 2002
ISBN: 978-0-471-07549-3
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