An insightful and comprehensive guide to mastering the art of drawing and illustrating
architecture. Inspiring architecture and beautiful buildings are all around us. Artists often
gravitate toward building facades doors windows and roofs that tell a story convey history
and contain intricate detail. But learning to successfully capture these works on paper can be
quite a challenge. Artist and illustrator Demi Lang has been creating beautiful architectural
drawings for years. Working in ink and colored pencils and using reference photos in her studio
Demi specializes in creating artwork that is highly realistic representational and incredibly
detailed. In this book she shares her knowledge and techniques so that you too can learn to
create and illustrate your own architectural drawings. With inspiring illustrations clear
writing and an encouraging tone Demi makes the process of learning to draw architecture both
approachable and enjoyable. Writing for artists of all levels Demi first guides you
step-by-step through her entire drawing process. You will learn: - How best to set up your
workspace and the materials you'll need - The importance of building a photo reference library
and choosing good images to work from - Three methods to use for transferring a reference photo
to paper for the initial drawing - Techniques for achieving realistic tone value texture
shadow and light in your drawings - How to add layer upon layer of color lines details and
highlights to create works that leap off the paper with exciting dimensionality and life In the
second half of the book Demi works through several complete projects from start to finish and
provides the reference photos for each project so you can follow along and put your skills to
the test! These projects help you work and practice in different ways with varied subject
matter: a freehand black-and-white sketch an intricate architectural detail a monochrome
study a full-color drawing and a drawing that features gold leaf gilding to really take your
work to the next level! Throughout the book Demi emphasizes the importance of practice and
patience and encourages you to not put too much pressure on yourself to complete a perfect
drawing every time. If you take your time and work methodically you will succeed! Whether you
are an artist a professional illustrator or simply someone who loves to draw this book
provides you with the skills techniques and knowledge to draw stunning illustrations of
buildings and architecture. TABLE OF CONTENTS Introduction Chapter 1: Art Materials and
Workspace Chapter 2: Sketching and Building a Photo Reference Library Chapter 3: Art Theory and
Techniques Chapter 4: Step-by-Step Process Chapter 5: Black-and-White Sketch Chapter 6:
Focusing on Architectural Details Chapter 7: Monochrome Chapter 8: Full-Color Drawing Chapter
9: Full-Color Drawing with Gold Resources
