Product Description

"Drawing and Painting Buildings" introduces the reader to the many diverse aspects of drawing and painting buildings - a subject that has fascinated artists for years and has inspired many forms of art. This book offers step-by-step guidance towards achieving realistic three-dimensional effects on a two-dimensional surface.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #313057 in Books
• Published on: 2008-04-08
• Original language: English
• Number of items: 1
• Binding: Paperback
• 160 pages

About the Author
Jonathan Newey comes from a long line of artists and has been an art teacher for more than 16 years. His work has been exhibited at the West of England Academy, the Royal Society of Brimingham Artists, the Mall Galleries, London and the UK Coloured Pencil Society Exhibition, and is housed in collections both in the UK and abroad. He has an extensive knowledge of many art mediums and specializes in acrylic, watercolour, pen-and-wash and drawing with coloured pencils. Details of his work can be found at www.jonathannewey.com Resident - Berkshire

Customer Reviews

Great for artists of all levels!
This book is both helpful and inspiring and there's plenty of interesting stuff to read. It takes you through equipments and basics (especially good if you're just starting out) It describes lots of different techniques with plenty of examples showing you actual artwork through the stages so you can understand how to build up a scene when you're out in the field yourself.

I found that the book gives a lot of examples of watercolour and this was perfect for me as it's my preferred medium but it might be a let down for others. There ARE other materials used like charcoal, acrylics, coloured pencil, ink wash etc and some mixed media examples aswell but there are a lot of more examples with watercolour in comparisson.

One thing I really liked about the book is that it covers old buildings AND new ones and the different ways you can approach them in your drawings & paintings. The examples given are really inspiring because they look achievable and the narrative is informative throughout whilst still being friendly and accessible.

A quick note: this is NOT a book on architecture - if you are interested in drawing & painting buildings from a more architectural perspective, I highly recommend 'The Architectural Drawing Course' which is invaluable!

In conclusion, this is a really useful book - I purchased it when I was just starting out with watercolour buildings and after several months, I am still referring back to it for ideas and inspiration - highly recommended!