Design Drawing, Second Edition 9780470533697
作者: Francis D. K. Ching 等著
出版社:Wiley 2010年12月
简介: Get the completely revised edition to mastering the visuallanguage of architecture. In his distinctive graphic style, world-renowned author andarchitecture educator Francis D.K. Ching takes us on anotherexciting journey through the process of creation. In DesignDrawing, Second Edition, he unmasks the basic cognitive processesthat drive visual perception and expression, incorporatingobservation, memory, and rendering into a creative whole. Thisedition unites imaginative vision with fundamental architecturalprinciples to cover the traditional basics of drawing, includingline, shape, tone, and space. Guiding the reader step-by-stepthrough the entire drawing process, Design Drawing also examinesdifferent types of drawing techniques such as multiview, paraline,and perspective drawings -- and how they can be applied to achievestunning results. In addition, this edition: Goes beyond basic drawing books—Ching not only covers theprinciples, media, and techniques of drawing, but also places thesewithin the context of what and why designers draw. Features more than 1,500 hand-rendered drawings—beautifulillustrations that reinforce the concepts and lessons of eachchapter. Includes a supplemental CD-ROM—viewers will gain a greaterappreciation of the techniques presented in this book through thepower of animation, video, and 3D models. Twelve new modules areincluded, as is a video of the author demonstrating freehandtechniques in a step-by-step manner. For professional architects, designers, fine artists,illustrators, teachers and students alike, this all-in-one packageis both an effective tool and an outstanding value, demonstratingconcepts and techniques in a visually stimulating format thattransends comparable works in the field.