How to Draw Architecture: Illustrating Buildings and Cityscapes

A book all about drawing architecture. Learn to draw and design your own buildings and cityscapes. To do this, the book first teaches three basic building blocks: The drawing basics, perspective drawing and image composition. In order to be able to effectively draw your own architectural representations, you will learn in this book how to draw the most important elements of buildings – e.g. roofs, trusses, but also trees. Step-by-step instructions for complete architectural drawings will help you practice and improve your skills. Along the way, you will also learn more about building styles, construction techniques, materials, and much more. The main contents of the book: Building styles Drawing tools From the line to the body Drawing techniques Drawing shadows Tricks for drawing Depicting materials Simple architectural drawings Elements of architecture Perspective drawing Image composition Step-by-step instructions