From the Publisher Drawing the Landscape offers the tools to approach drawing as a means to a better understanding of the natural and built environment. This Second Edition is complete with a brand new color section and a section on drawing the human figure, and contains the author's newest techniques and drawings. Illustrated with the author's own highly-acclaimed freehand drawings, each chapter of presents practical examples, step-by-step exercises, and suggestions for further reading. The book also offers solid advice about preparing design projects for professional competition. Read more From the Back Cover Drawing the Landscape Second Edition If you want to approach drawing as a means to a better understanding of the natural and built environment and one’s own creative potential, Chip Sullivan’s Drawing the Landscape offers the inspiration and the tools. The Second Edition of this useful book helps you unlock your creative potential, cultivate your own personal form of expression,and prepare professional graphic presentations in landscape architecture and architecture. From quick sketches to highly finished works in various media, Drawing the Landscape presents a broad range of ways to render the natural and the built environment. The book covers the basics of sketching the landscape and achieving convincing perspective drawings, and also introduces innovative freehand drawing techniques that add a more creative dimension to your work. Additionally, it discusses the philosophy of drawing as a method to enhance your observational ability. But this book offers more than technical instruction—its emphasis on individuality and artistic experimentation distinguishes it from other art and design books currently on the market. The author discusses equipment, techniques, tones, textures,and different types of drawing used to compose the landscape, but also recommends drawing practices,such as keeping a daybook, that keep the creative juices flowing. The Second Edition of Drawing the Landscape updates every chapter of the popular First Edition, and features:a new chapter entitled "The Figure in the Landscape"a new color insertfreehand perspective techniquesmore examples of final drawingspractical group visualization exercises that facilitate the book’s use in the classroom.Illustrated with the author’s own highly acclaimed freehand drawings, each chapter of Drawing the Landscape presents practical examples, step-by-step exercises, and suggestions for further reading. The book offers solid advice about preparing design projects for professional competition. Whether you are a landscape architecture professional, architect, designer, artist, illustrator, or student, Drawing the Landscape gives you the skills and confidence to realize your creative potential. Read more See all Editorial Reviews
K**B
I usually sell back my textbooks...
... but I intend to keep this one! This was a required book for a Landscape Architecture course at UC Davis and I'm so glad I bought it! Not only is Chip a wonderful artist, teacher, and a fun guy to be around, but he also definitely knows what he's talking about when it comes to drawing landscapes and I found the book extremely useful. If you're interested in technical drawing and drafting or the landscape, or you're just really interested in drawing it for your own purposes, then this book is a good buy
A**R
Not worth the money!
Not many art and drawing books disappoint me, but this one did. First of all, the real meat of the book doesn't even start until half way through. The book contains lots of drawings from the "old masters" which we have all seen everywhere a thousand times. I thought I was buying a professional level instruction book, but ended up with a compilation of beginner level material that teaches very little new or advanced information. I don't know what the print version looks, like but the Kindle version isn't even in color until the end! Nothing like seeing a landscape drawing described as pen & ink...with watercolor, but its all gray-scale or worse. I'm just disappointed I let this book sit on my tablet beyond the return period for Kindle books before I figured out I wasted $60.
J**S
Don't judge this book by it's cover
I had forgotten that Chip Sullivan's style is more "underground comic" style and not the watercolor seen on the cover. Once I got over that disappointment the book is somewhat helpful, but not what I had hoped. If you want to learn how to color your sharpie marker landscape sketches this book is for you.
A**R
if you ever wanted to draw
it was a good book to start drawing with and the videos are good too
T**S
Great quality and delivered on time. Thank you!
Great quality and delivered on time. Thank you!
H**H
Excellent book!
Chip Sullivan has created an excellent book that not only describes how to draw landscapes, but also steps to develop the skills in making your drawings readable and beautiful. He focuses on watercolor as a medium, which is excellent for landscape drawings. If you're interested in drawing well and keep an artistic flare to your work, then definitely pick up this book.
A**R
Art book, not a technical guide.
I returned this book, as it is more of an art guide than a technical landscape architectural resource.
C**E
One Star
deludente
Trustpilot
1 month ago
5 days ago
