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Title: Drawing Shortcuts: Developing Quick Drawing Skills Using Today's Technology by Jim Leggitt ISBN: 0-471-07549-3 Publisher: John Wiley & Sons Pub. Date: 15 March, 2002 Format: Hardcover Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $45.00 |
Average Customer Rating: 4.75 (4 reviews)
Rating: 4
Summary: Why the hype?
Comment: I was left with the feeling from the other reviews that this book would be great for architects, which it is not. It is more for an art student. If you want a better book on architecture drawing get "Color Drawing: Design Drawing Skills and Techniques for Architects, Landscape Architects, and Interior Designers, 2nd Edition" by Michael E. Doyle
Rating: 5
Summary: Better than chocolate!
Comment: The only way Jim Leggitt could make this book better would be to package it with a quarter pound of really good chocolates. I've chosen to overlook that omission since this book is exactly what I wanted to use in my rendering classes at the Savannah College of Art & Design. This is a twenty-first century handbook for rendering in color.
Thirty-one students (two classes) proved to me this summer that Drawing Shortcuts works for learning how to make and render drawings in color quickly, effectively and relatively economically. The final projects reflect ten weeks of increasingly stronger skills and confidence in drawing/rendering abilities. Both graduate and undergraduate students with varied levels of computer expertise found value in the Drawing Shortcuts approach of "Let Technology Do Your Dirty Work".
Bottom line: a relaxed learning atmosphere in studio, fearless renderers willing to experiment with color media and striking final projects. The studio professors are commenting on the improvement in rendered drawings in their classes, too. Leggitt's methods are weaning students from a dependence on computer-generated images. The enhanced freehand drawing skills complement the computer drawing skills. Students now have many options for graphic expression which reflect their individual needs and desires.
I teach rendering classes for interior design students in the School of Building Arts at SCAD. We'll be using this book every quarter. Thanks, Jim Leggitt. But think about the chocolates with the second edition of the book!
Rating: 5
Summary: This book rocks!
Comment: Packed with step-by-step instructions for creating drawings more efficiently and effectively. Every technique is illustrated, every tip explained and every chapter summed up in a series of "Quick Tips". I'll be using this book frequently, especially when deadlines are looming.
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Title: Color Drawing: Design Drawing Skills and Techniques for Architects, Landscape Architects, and Interior Designers, 2nd Edition by Michael E. Doyle ISBN: 0471292451 Publisher: John Wiley & Sons Pub. Date: 16 June, 1999 List Price(USD): $49.95 |
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Title: Drawing and Designing with Confidence : A Step-by-Step Guide by Mike W. Lin ISBN: 0471283908 Publisher: John Wiley & Sons Pub. Date: 19 July, 1993 List Price(USD): $54.95 |
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Title: Marker Magic : The Rendering Problem Solver for Designers by Richard M. McGarry, Greg Madsen ISBN: 0471284343 Publisher: John Wiley & Sons Pub. Date: 01 December, 1992 List Price(USD): $49.95 |
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Title: Perspective for Interior Designers by John Pile ISBN: 0823040089 Publisher: Whitney Library of Design Pub. Date: October, 1989 List Price(USD): $24.95 |
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Title: Architectural Rendering Techniques: A Color Reference by Mike W. Lin ISBN: 0471289396 Publisher: John Wiley & Sons Pub. Date: 01 October, 1985 List Price(USD): $65.00 |
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