Drawing the landscape

the long version

If you want to approach drawing as a means to a better understanding of the natural and built environment and one's own creative potential, Chip Sullivan's Drawing the Landscape offers the inspiration and the tools. The Second Edition of this useful book helps you unlock your creative potential, cultivate your own personal form of expression, and prepare professional graphic presentations in landscape architecture and architecture. From quick sketches to highly finished works in various media, Drawing the Landscape presents a broad range of ways to render the natural and the built environment. The book covers the basics of sketching the landscape and achieving convincing perspective drawings, and also introduces innovative freehand drawing techniques that add a more creative dimension to your work. Additionally, it discusses the philosophy of drawing as a method to enhance your observational ability. But this book offers more than technical instruction - its emphasis on individuality and artistic experimentation distinguishes it from other art and design books currently on the market. The author discusses equipment, techniques, tones, textures, and different types of drawing used to compose the landscape, but also recommends drawing practices, such as keeping a daybook, that keep the creative juices flowing.