Want to draw buildings and houses ? - some tips on drawing and sketching
Do you want to draw or sketch houses ? Get here some ideas, tips on how to draw and sketch buildings. Some basic explanations on perspective are given. However focus here is mainly to inspire you for own explorations. Some practical tips how to draw houses are given to help you on the way to your own drawings.
Examples of roofs,windows, doors and chimneys from my own drawings are here for you, together with links to good resources on the net for your studies.
Also you will find many additional pictures of house drawings on other sites as inspiration for your own house drawings.
Oh yes and don´t miss to visit Urban sketchers a blog of sketchers in cities around the world with daily updates !
Drawing buildings and houses - Observations
Humans have found uncountable designs for their homes, but the majority of houses we see are variations of a simple rectangular box. So there is no reason to shy away from this subject at all. Take your sketchbook go out and note your observations..it is rewarding.
Below an art print based on the sketchbook drawing.
Below an art print based on the sketchbook drawing.
Artprint rural village landscape print by editionha
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Drawing houses and buildings - Basics of perspective
Let´s get rid of the theory first!
Basic understanding of so called linear perspective is helpful when drawing houses and buildings. However in the majority of situations reality deviates from the simple models that are used to explain perspective. Then nothing but patient observation helps.
Let´s analyse the sketchbook drawing below:
I made a computer printout of this sketch and added a couple of lines for explanations. The numbers in the image correspond to the remarks I will make. (click on images to enlarge)
The "eyeline" or horizontal line and vanishing points.
A vanishing point is a point in a perspective drawing to which parallel lines appear to converge (wiki).
Before starting to draw a relatively complicated looking scenery I found it helpful to answer two questions.
1. Where is the "eyeline" or the horizon line in this image ?
2. Where are the vanishing points ?
Answer to question 1.:
The horizon or eye line is the horizontal line that divides your view literally in height of your eyes in two areas, on that you look up to and one that you look down to.
Line Nr. 6 (marked yellow) is the horizontal line in my drawing. It is fairly low because I was sitting on a small chair. You can determine this line by ocular arbitration. Often there are edges of subjects that coincide with the horizontal line too which makes it even easier. But there is another thing that helps, it is the answer to question 2.
Answer to question 2.:
The vanishing points are sitting always on the horizontal line. That´s a rule :). If you want to get an idea about the distortion that is visible in the perspective of your subject you can find out easily by a simple construction which is represented in my drawing by the lines No. 1+2 . These are two vertical edges of a house front. Both lines have the same length in reality, but from our point of view line 1 is shorter than line 2. (due to perspective) By simple measurements you can determine the (relative) length of these two lines. Then you connect the 2 points at the top and the bottom and prolong them until they meet at some point. The meeting point is a vanishing point.All horizontal lines on that housefront have to converge into the same vanishing point. If you connect the vanishing points with a line you have constructed your horizontal line. This way you can check whether your first idea of the horizontal line has been correct or not.
As you can see there are two vanishing points (A+B)in my drawing and both of them are outside of the limits of the page !! You will meet this condition very often and it will take you directly to the limits of applying a constructed perspective in a drawing.
"Mistakes"
The lines 3+4+5 seem to be fully in compliance with the requirements of correct perspective. But there are some interesting mistakes in this drawing.
Line No. 7
Line 7 does not meet the vanishing point A. This is either a mistake in my drawing or it could be that the framework is not completely exact i.e. not 100% parallel. (Here it´s a drawing mistake :)).
Vanishing point B
I checked vanishing point B with some lines. Lines 8+9+10 should meet in point B,which is outside of the sketchbook page. But it is very obvious that the second vanishing point is not properly determined by these lines. For that reason the right side of the house is not too convincing. In fact I was not much interested in that part of the drawing, but much more in the look down the street.
The cars
As said before the horizontal line is relatively low as I sat on a chair. However the eye line touches the car which is parked on the left at the roof! To see the car that way I should have been standing and not sitting !
Here is a simplified construction sketch of the basics discussed. To be on a safe side you can measure the size of the lines 1-3 and construct the vanishing point(s) and the horizon line. The way how to measure in a simple way is explained in my lens Efficient drawing tips
Why is the construction of correct perspective often not applied ?
In the majority of perspective drawings, even from the great masters there are "mistakes". Go and analyse drawings by Dürer or the great paintings by Canaletto. You will find spots were they have twisted the thing.
The rules for the construction of vanishing points apply only for strictly parallel lines. As soon as a house front is not parallel to the neighbour house a different vansihing point has to be constructed. Drawings that are based strictly on a single vanishing point often look boring and sterile, the viewer feels that this is not real.
This is an arial view on a street. In reality houses are mostly not 100% parallel to each other or the street as A suggests, the view B is much closer to reality.. As a result a multitude of vanishing points would be necessary to come to a correctly drawn perspective. As soon as you know and see this freehand drawing is king !
Also often there is not much of a chance to construct something outdoors especially when you look downhill and the horizon line cannot be placed on your drawing paper.
This ink drawing was done on site without any construction aid on paper only by observation and using ocular arbitration to determine size and location of the buildings by their relations to each other. I only had to remember the basics some times on certain cases to check whether the rooflines or other parts of the drawing would make sense.
Let´s analyse the sketchbook drawing below:
I made a computer printout of this sketch and added a couple of lines for explanations. The numbers in the image correspond to the remarks I will make. (click on images to enlarge)
The "eyeline" or horizontal line and vanishing points.
A vanishing point is a point in a perspective drawing to which parallel lines appear to converge (wiki).
Before starting to draw a relatively complicated looking scenery I found it helpful to answer two questions.
1. Where is the "eyeline" or the horizon line in this image ?
2. Where are the vanishing points ?
Answer to question 1.:
The horizon or eye line is the horizontal line that divides your view literally in height of your eyes in two areas, on that you look up to and one that you look down to.
Line Nr. 6 (marked yellow) is the horizontal line in my drawing. It is fairly low because I was sitting on a small chair. You can determine this line by ocular arbitration. Often there are edges of subjects that coincide with the horizontal line too which makes it even easier. But there is another thing that helps, it is the answer to question 2.
Answer to question 2.:
The vanishing points are sitting always on the horizontal line. That´s a rule :). If you want to get an idea about the distortion that is visible in the perspective of your subject you can find out easily by a simple construction which is represented in my drawing by the lines No. 1+2 . These are two vertical edges of a house front. Both lines have the same length in reality, but from our point of view line 1 is shorter than line 2. (due to perspective) By simple measurements you can determine the (relative) length of these two lines. Then you connect the 2 points at the top and the bottom and prolong them until they meet at some point. The meeting point is a vanishing point.All horizontal lines on that housefront have to converge into the same vanishing point. If you connect the vanishing points with a line you have constructed your horizontal line. This way you can check whether your first idea of the horizontal line has been correct or not.
As you can see there are two vanishing points (A+B)in my drawing and both of them are outside of the limits of the page !! You will meet this condition very often and it will take you directly to the limits of applying a constructed perspective in a drawing.
"Mistakes"
The lines 3+4+5 seem to be fully in compliance with the requirements of correct perspective. But there are some interesting mistakes in this drawing.
Line No. 7
Line 7 does not meet the vanishing point A. This is either a mistake in my drawing or it could be that the framework is not completely exact i.e. not 100% parallel. (Here it´s a drawing mistake :)).
Vanishing point B
I checked vanishing point B with some lines. Lines 8+9+10 should meet in point B,which is outside of the sketchbook page. But it is very obvious that the second vanishing point is not properly determined by these lines. For that reason the right side of the house is not too convincing. In fact I was not much interested in that part of the drawing, but much more in the look down the street.
The cars
As said before the horizontal line is relatively low as I sat on a chair. However the eye line touches the car which is parked on the left at the roof! To see the car that way I should have been standing and not sitting !
Here is a simplified construction sketch of the basics discussed. To be on a safe side you can measure the size of the lines 1-3 and construct the vanishing point(s) and the horizon line. The way how to measure in a simple way is explained in my lens Efficient drawing tips
Why is the construction of correct perspective often not applied ?
In the majority of perspective drawings, even from the great masters there are "mistakes". Go and analyse drawings by Dürer or the great paintings by Canaletto. You will find spots were they have twisted the thing.
The rules for the construction of vanishing points apply only for strictly parallel lines. As soon as a house front is not parallel to the neighbour house a different vansihing point has to be constructed. Drawings that are based strictly on a single vanishing point often look boring and sterile, the viewer feels that this is not real.
This is an arial view on a street. In reality houses are mostly not 100% parallel to each other or the street as A suggests, the view B is much closer to reality.. As a result a multitude of vanishing points would be necessary to come to a correctly drawn perspective. As soon as you know and see this freehand drawing is king !
Also often there is not much of a chance to construct something outdoors especially when you look downhill and the horizon line cannot be placed on your drawing paper.
This ink drawing was done on site without any construction aid on paper only by observation and using ocular arbitration to determine size and location of the buildings by their relations to each other. I only had to remember the basics some times on certain cases to check whether the rooflines or other parts of the drawing would make sense.
If you insist on the full load of perspective drawing check the link below
One point perspective drawing
- One point perspective drawing
- An online tutorial about drawing with perspective
Ok, if you just want to see great drawings of urban places
Kiah Kiean is member of the Urban sketchers, his vivid pencil drawings of urban landscapes in Malaysia stand out. He is interpreting the urban landscape freely. His drawings show that it is good to know about and understand perspective, but vivid drawings need more than that. Don´t miss this one.. it is inspiriing!
- The houses of Kiah Kiean - stunning architecture drawings
- Kiah Kiean pencil drawings of the urban landscape
How To Draw Two-Point Perspective, with Karl Gude
David Hockney talks about perspective and looking
This little video is an interesting excursion. david Hockney the famous british artists explained shifts of perspective in a chinese piece of art. In fact a drawing can gain a lot more interest if the artists does not stick like a slave to a fixed perspective.
Drawing buildings and houses - The walls
Apart from the interesting architectural features a building might have there are many details in materials which can be discovered. It is up to the artist to decide whether he/she wants to put emphazise on wooden panels, some weathered concrete or the pattern of a brick wall.In representation of the materials is a great creative potential to explore all kinds of mark making in order to catch the properties of what is seen.
Drawing buildings and houses - The roofs
Drawing roofs can be a special challenge depending on the material and the perspective. In many cases the artists has to find abreviations , special marks and patterns to represent an uncountable number of roof tiles. On the right there is a simple demonstration how the roof patters change with perspective.Here is also a great detailed example for roof tiles on the net:
A view from my lounge - Blogpost by Bobbywashere
There is also a great drawing of a wet roof on the urban sketchers blog by Martin Etienne
When you go out in your neighbourhood you to study the roofs you quickly will get addicted to roof studies.
Below is one of my sketches done in France at the village Banon. The houses of provence have typical roofs with roof tiles that are widely used in the mediterranean region.
From sketch to print
Using a sketchbook drawing of houses for a monotype print
Monotype print : size 20"X28"
Drawing buildings and houses - The windows
Windows are the "eyes" of a house and they are worth while to be studied. Sometimes it is necessary to find abreviations as there are too many,sometimes a detailed representation brings the house to live.On the right there is a sketch made in Istanbul, a fantastic city of thousand faces. I visit Istanbul always with mixed feelings of fascination and fear. The buildings there are so different from what I am used to. Improvisation makes for a lot of the surface of the buildings. TV satellite antennas are the trademark of certain quarters.
These are some studies on windows to get familiar with their construction. By drawing houses one can learn a lot about architecture, but also about how people live.
This is a sketch from my Stuttgart sketchbook which is also published as reprint on Blurb Drawing the urban landscape
Drawing buildings and houses - The chimneys
Honoring the detail
Chimneys are imprtant visual details on many houses. They connect the house to the sky. Many roofs would be deadly boring without them. In each country,region, city and quarter you will find typical chimneys. Drawing the shadows chimneys cast on roofs can contribute a lot to the charme of a drawing.
Find nice colored roof drawings with chimneys by Lynne Chapman on Urban sketchers.
And here again some nice chimneys
The example below is a sketch from Belgium the country of comics. Visiting the city of Tournai was a discovery, because I could see that the flair that famous comic strips as Tim&Struppi convey are inspired by reality. Comic strips are a fantastic resource of inspiration by the way.
The sketchbook drawing below was done in several sessions in Winter 2005. There are some nice details here too: the little bell tower,satellite antennas a chimney etc. Click on image to see a larger version.
Find nice colored roof drawings with chimneys by Lynne Chapman on Urban sketchers.
And here again some nice chimneys
The example below is a sketch from Belgium the country of comics. Visiting the city of Tournai was a discovery, because I could see that the flair that famous comic strips as Tim&Struppi convey are inspired by reality. Comic strips are a fantastic resource of inspiration by the way.
The sketchbook drawing below was done in several sessions in Winter 2005. There are some nice details here too: the little bell tower,satellite antennas a chimney etc. Click on image to see a larger version.
All drawing lenses by Edition Handdruck
All of my drawing lenses:How to draw a tree
Landscape drawing - Improve your skills
How to draw a pine tree
How to draw decidous trees (mostly apple trees:).)
How to draw coniferous trees (some spruce trees)
How to draw buildings and houses
Drawing the urban landscape
Draw people in a landscape
The self portrait - somewhat of an adventure
Face drawing -how to draw a face
How to draw eyes
Artists sketchbooks - little nothings turn into big somethings
Sketching gear - a guide for beginners
How to draw with a pen
How to draw a straight line
Drawing the urban landscape
Exploring the city with a sketchbook
Between April 2006 and May 2007 I have worked on an exhibition project about the urban landscape of the city of Stuttgart,Germany.
I have selected more than 30 drawings for a book now available online at BLURB.
The first 15 pages show panoramic drawings together with the essay about the urban landscape and the experience of drawing such a complex subject. The following pages show two panoramic drawings per page without text.
I have selected more than 30 drawings for a book now available online at BLURB.
The first 15 pages show panoramic drawings together with the essay about the urban landscape and the experience of drawing such a complex subject. The following pages show two panoramic drawings per page without text.
Click on the image to start the preview on Blurb.com
Drawing the urban landscape
Drawings by Frank Loyd Wright
Posters of great Architectural drawings for sale
The drawings by Frank Loyd Wright have a special quality and they are among the most excellent architectural drawings of modern times. Also they convey a lot about the high aiming intentions of F.L. Wright. These drawings are somewhere between artwork and technical drawings.
Wright, Frank...
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Wright, Frank...
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Wright, Frank...
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Drawings from the SAIC DIGITAL Libraries archive
learn from professional architectural drawings
The Chicago Architectural Sketch Club Collection and other interesting collections are part of the great SAIC Digital Libraries.
A resources with numerous architectural images, photographs, illustrations , but also drawings. Each image can be enlarged in a viewer for detailed examination. I have selected a few for a first impression. I am sure that you will investigate that collection further.
Link to the SAIC digital Libraries
A resources with numerous architectural images, photographs, illustrations , but also drawings. Each image can be enlarged in a viewer for detailed examination. I have selected a few for a first impression. I am sure that you will investigate that collection further.
Link to the SAIC digital Libraries
- "The farmhouse problem" - Study
- This is an example for an interesting drawing from the SAIC Digital Libraries.
Architect/Designer/Creator Spencer, Robert Closson, Jr,1900
A floorplan and perspective drawing of a farmhouse building - Fifth Ave., Manhattan ,New York
- Illustration of 721-725 Fifth Avenue,New York by Clinton&Russell,1900
- Arche of Titus, Rome
- Measured drawing of the ancient arch of Titus in Rome, by Ira W. Hoover, 1913
My favorite drawing books
I have selected some of my favorite drawing books here. Francis King is a legend as well as Bert Dodson.
Sketches from Japan
Amazon Price: (as of 12/30/2009) 
Keys to Drawing
Keys to drawing by Bert Dodson takes the reader through great practical lessons. In total there are 48 exercises or lessons. What I liked best is that Bert Dodson lets you start right away with your own observations and life drawings. Already in the first chapter one of the most exciting exercises "blind drawing" is introduced. The book is unique in the market of drawing instruction books, I have collected a few in the last 10 years,not to speak about those uncounted books I browsed at book stores,but left them there.
After the first couple of pages of keys to drawing I knew that I had to have this, the drawing examples are simply great ! Bert Dodson is a motivator who inspires and activates you to find your own way instead of flooding the reader with boring techical advice or lengthy explanations. Yet the text is of great value and Dodson finds the right voice to speak to those who need encouragement !
O.K. I am a total Bert Dodson fan ...:). But why ? Because 95 % of my capabilities came by selfstudies on basis of Bert Dodsons lessons. Whenever I think I am stuck.. I go to my bookshelf and pick up "Keys to drawing" again.
Amazon Price: $15.63 (as of 12/30/2009)
Keys to Drawing with Imagination: Strategies and Exercises for Gaining Confidence and Enhancing Your Creativity
Amazon Price: $19.79 (as of 12/30/2009)
Houses and buildings as part of a landscape
Isolated architectural studies are great, but the depiction of a house gets even more interesting when it is placed in the environment, the landscape.
Tracing from a photograph is a simple method to produce very realistic drawings
Digitally manipulated trace drawing of a framework house
Tracing houses from photographs
A simple method to get exact drawings with very little drawing experience
There is an oldfashioned, but easy way to draw houses and building very realistic by tracing the drawing from a photograph. For an illustration commission I did a couple of ink drawings this way,because the client wanted to have a very exact depiction.
I printed the photographs in A4 size in black and white on normal copy paper or office paper. Then I distributed fine charcoal powder with a brush in a thin layer on the backside of the printout. This was my selfmade tracing paper. Then I placed the prepared paper with the charcoal side down on top of a white drawing board. Then I drew with a ball pen on the photograph all those lines I wanted to have in the final drawing. After I had finsished the drawing I lifted the photograph and could see thin charcoal lines on the white drawing board that the pressure with the ball pen had left.
As next step I followed the charcoal lines with india ink. After the ink was dry I removed the traces of charcoal by gently wiping over the drawing with a soft eraser.
The final step was to add some water colors.
I printed the photographs in A4 size in black and white on normal copy paper or office paper. Then I distributed fine charcoal powder with a brush in a thin layer on the backside of the printout. This was my selfmade tracing paper. Then I placed the prepared paper with the charcoal side down on top of a white drawing board. Then I drew with a ball pen on the photograph all those lines I wanted to have in the final drawing. After I had finsished the drawing I lifted the photograph and could see thin charcoal lines on the white drawing board that the pressure with the ball pen had left.
As next step I followed the charcoal lines with india ink. After the ink was dry I removed the traces of charcoal by gently wiping over the drawing with a soft eraser.
The final step was to add some water colors.
Egon Schiele - house drawings
Egon Schiele has done numerous drawings of vernacular houses in Austria. To study these works is very rewarding as Schiele made his process visible by leaving parts of the work in initial unfinished state which adds also to the charme of these works.
Old Houses at Krumau, 1914 Art Print
Schiele, Egon
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Sketchbooks with drawings of houses and building by Edition Handdruck
- Urban landscape Stuttgart
- Webalbum of sketches made in the urban landscape of Stuttgart 2006-2007
- Drawing the urban landscape | By Martin Stankewitz | Category: Fine Art | Blurb
- Book title: Drawing the urban landscape, Subtitle: Exploring the city with pen and sketchbook, By: Martin Stankewitz, This books contains 45 pen drawings made by monotype printmaker Martin Stankewitz
- A year in the vineyard
- Sketches of local landscapes and vineyards
- Landscape fragments
- Ink drawings of rural landscape fragments
- Village views - a sketchbook
- Village views, pen sketches of rural landscapes
Drawing shortcuts
Drawing Shortcuts: Developing Quick Drawing Skills Using Today's Technology
This book explains simple techniques which use tracing,photographs and copy machines among others for convincing architectural and landscape design drawings.
Leggit shows ways how to save time with simple shortcuts without using a computer. The book is interesting for all who need architectural drawings in short time.
It explains how to use pens and color markers effectively.
It may seem a bit oldfashioned in the times of CAD and Photoshop, but the results that are achieved with these methods are absolutely professional.
Amazon Price: $35.35 (as of 12/30/2009)
Architectural Delineation: Professional Shortcuts
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Architectural Rendering Techniques: A Color Reference
Amazon Price: $49.00 (as of 12/30/2009)
A house on the Corso at Izmir
Drawings of houses and buildings on the net
My favorite german links of architecture drawings
- Eine Landbrauerei bei Seelach, Oberfranken
- Wolfram Gothe - Architekturillustrationen
- Bavarian landscape sketchbook
- Robert C. Rore,Munich - great sketchbook of bavarian landscapes
- Hinduistic architecture
- Fedor Roth (Aachen) Architectural drawings
in travel sketchbooks of a German Architekt. - Urban Sketchers: Flickr fave > Bozeman's Main Street by Paul Heaston
- Short interview with artist Paul Heaston - some cool drawngs too
- Urban Sketchers: Sheffield by Lynne Chapman
- Lynne Chapman contributes some of the most beautiful sketches and drawings on Urban sketchers. Here Series on Sheffield comprise pencil sketches, some very cool oil pastels and colored ink drawings.
- SketchBlog - Matthew Brehm,Idaho
- Matthew Brehm teaches Architecture in Idaho, this is his sketching weblog with great drawings of buildings and houses. He also talks about his 8 week teaching program in Rome. His favorite medium seems to be pencil, as all architects he has a very good eye for perspective and proportions. His drawings are visual lectures,very clearly structured ... so there is a lot to learn from his blog too.
Drawings of houses on FLICKR
FLICKR is a great resource to find inspiring drawings and sketches of houses and buildings. I have selected only a few from the many which are there. The URBAN SKETCHERS image pool is a great starting point for a journey.
- Flickr: Urban Sketchers
- This is the image pool of the URBAN sketchers with thousands of great drawings of houses and buildings
- Flickr: The Architectural Drawings Pool
- Thgis is the image pool for strictly architectural drawings
- Buildings - a set on Flickr
- This big set of more than 100 architectural drawings by Florian Afflerbach is a must see!
- 55NewStreet-D - by Anita Davis
- artbyanita.blogspot.com/2008/10/close-to-home-doddington_...
- Urban Sketches and Paintings - a set on Flickr
- A great big set fo sketches many in color of the urban landscape by Mike Thomas
- Flickr: Wally Torta's Photostream
- Wally Torta is Walt Taylor an illustrator with lot´s of urban sketches on Flickr
- Close To Home - a set by Anita Davies
- Anita Davies has a nice set of water colors on FLICKR. She also has published a book on blurb called "Close to home"
- portfolio: - Jessica Ann Mills
- This is a set by the very talented artist Jessica Ann Mills. She has a feel for dormant and abandoned places. Most of the work in the set are monotype prints that have been done as line drawings. Very interesting and unique !
- europe - a set of drawings
- A set of delicate drawings made in European cities by Tiastudio
- Belgium, Wallonie - a set by Gerard Michel
- Great architectural drawings from Belgium
- Drawings from Bangkok
- A guy from Bangkok, Thailand. Love traveling, doing lots of sketches as in sketchbook, take some pictures and enjoy talking to people.
A must see ! - urban sketches - by Paul Heaston
- Paul Heaston has a great set of urban sketches on Flickr.
- Architectural drawings - urban landscapes
- A set of drawings by Sarah Moore
- Flickr: James Hobbs' sketches drawings from swinging London
- Just recently discovered: elegant lines by James Hobbs,London
Online tutorials how to draw houses and buildings
- Art Instruction For Beginners - Art Instruction Blog
- A great "Drawing Demo - How to Draw the Chetnole Church by Mike Budden"
Website of Mike Budden
Architecture and drawing - speciality books
This is a selection of books for people with a special interest in architectural drawing.
I have a special tip here to :
Rudolf Schoenwald, Schrei der Metalle (Scream of metals).
This book is in German Language. Of course it is great to read the introduction essay and the story behind the drawings,but the main thing are those many coal drawings that Schoenwald did on site of european steel mills over deades, especially in the Ruhrgebiet and Belgium.
A great artistic documentation of industrial history. The book is out of print. It is worthwhile to get a used copy (via www.Amazon.de - Germany for example)
I have a special tip here to :
Rudolf Schoenwald, Schrei der Metalle (Scream of metals).
This book is in German Language. Of course it is great to read the introduction essay and the story behind the drawings,but the main thing are those many coal drawings that Schoenwald did on site of european steel mills over deades, especially in the Ruhrgebiet and Belgium.
A great artistic documentation of industrial history. The book is out of print. It is worthwhile to get a used copy (via www.Amazon.de - Germany for example)
Drawing: the motive force of architecture (Architectural Design Primer)
Amazon Price: $88.00 (as of 12/30/2009)
Sketch: Public Buildings: How Architects Conceive Public Architecture
Amazon Price: $26.60 (as of 12/30/2009)
Perspective: From Basic to Creative
Amazon Price: $14.96 (as of 12/30/2009)
Architecture: Form, Space, & Order
Amazon Price: $28.35 (as of 12/30/2009)
Drawing -- The Purpose
Amazon Price: $24.31 (as of 12/30/2009)
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Prints of ink drawings available on Zazzle
These drawings are taken from one of my landscape books which follows a tradtion of the 19th century in Europe, as for example represented by the works of Franz Kobell.
All of my drawings are done on site,whereas in the 19th century it was a usual manner to design picturesque landscapes from fantasy. Local studies were mostly used as "material" for the later compositions. However after Claude Lorrain drawing and painting on site became more and more popular until the movement culminated in Impressionism in the late 19 th century.
All of my drawings are done on site,whereas in the 19th century it was a usual manner to design picturesque landscapes from fantasy. Local studies were mostly used as "material" for the later compositions. However after Claude Lorrain drawing and painting on site became more and more popular until the movement culminated in Impressionism in the late 19 th century.
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