How to Draw and Paint Fantasy Architecture [Print Replica] [Kindle Edition] Author: Rob Alexander | Language: English | ISBN:
B00AIESR8K | Format: PDF, EPUB
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Download How to Draw and Paint Fantasy Architecture [Print Replica] [Kindle Edition] Epub Free from with Mediafire Link Download Link Advice and instruction from a leading fantasy illustrator guides art students who intend to pursue careers illustrating computer games, children's books, graphic novels, and other related media. This book's opening chapter analyzes traditional architectural shapes that include arches, columns, towers, vaults, and buttresses. Chapters that follow apply principles of lighting, shadow, and perspective to the architectural forms, and discuss ways of creating surface textures and adding dramatic atmosphere to illustrations. Readers are then guided through a series of projects of increasing complexity in which they create illustrations dominated by fantasy castles, palaces, dungeons, and more. Here is comprehensive instruction in the techniques required for capturing fantastic buildings, alien architecture, and alternate realities. More than 250 enlightening color illustrations. Download latest books on mediafire and other links compilation How to Draw and Paint Fantasy Architecture [Print Replica] [Kindle Edition] Epub Free
- File Size: 96858 KB
- Print Length: 128 pages
- Publisher: Barron's (December 4, 2012)
- Sold by: Amazon Digital Services, Inc.
- Language: English
- ASIN: B00AIESR8K
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This book has an amazing title and concept but the execution left me sorely disappointed. I love creative architecture and happen to be working on an art project that could benefit from having such a book, so I thought it would be a win win. The title and preview of this book caught my eye, and I judged a book by it's cover, preview and title. There is a nice section on Gothic architecture, about 3 pages long of drawing references, but the other sections are pathetic in comparison. The Middle Eastern section (some of the most beautiful architecture in the world) was short and repeated similar images of virtually identical cubic buildings. Many of the sections repeated imagery that was virtually identical and some boorish. I am giving it 3 stars because it had some nice references and some good drawing details on Gothic architecture, and a scarce few in the other sections. The digital paintings were hit and miss. Some appeared lovely (like the cover), and some were blurry and hard to reference detail. This would be fine if detail was provided in the drawing example of each styled section as much as it was in the Gothic section, but it's not. I recommend looking at the book in a bookstore before buying it on here. It does not hold up to it's title which is how to draw fantasy architecture. It's more like a poor reference book with some drawings and basic advice on what tools to use (which for some reason is in the back of the book rather than the front). If you are going into fantasy architecture drawings, I think it's safe to say you are not a beginner, but if you are this section is not bad, but not great either. There were also references and explanations of different lighting in the back which were helpful. Either way the Gothic section showed what this book could have been, a nice reference book with several pages of well thought out detail for each section. But for whatever reason the author did not follow through in this manner with the other sections at all.
By Emerald
This book is great. Rob Alexander describes everything from Middle Eastern architecture to futuristic cities, including and not limited to Asian, Roman, and Gothic style architecture. Not only does he provide information on how and why peoples had different ways of building, but he even delves into the particular details of each culture's style complete with picture references, clear descriptions and a beautiful painting of his own creation at the end of every chapter.
Further into the book there are explanations in picture-creating techniques that bring value to a painting. He provides advice on how to successfully incorporate a color palette, an emotional palette, different types of perspectives, and good composition. In short, he emphasizes an understanding on all the principles of art to use in your artwork.
There are extra chapters on architectural details and textures (ie. weathered wood, brickwork, marble, etc.) and Mr. Alexander actually includes a step-by-step method of his own painting style to teach the reader how to create a realistic version of these textures. There are also sections in the back providing ways to paint light and layer values for a final painting.
However, this book assumes that the artist reading this book already possesses an innate ability to draw and/or paint. The artworks and sketches depicted within the book are quite advanced and one may require -at least- an ability to sketch coherently. Detailed architectural paintings such as those in the book are quite hard to achieve accurately, and this is a book that requires the reader to engage in much practice in order to reap its beautiful effects.
There is probably more about the book that I'm leaving out, but for people who simply want a great book filled with lots of information and gorgeous architectural pieces, this product is an awesome reference.
By L0TUS
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