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Draw Buildings and Cities in 15 Minutes

The super-fast drawing technique anyone can learn
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Draw Buildings and Cities in 15 Minutes by Matthew Brehm offers a collection of practical exercises designed to help artists quickly capture the essence of urban scenes. The book emphasises swift, energetic sketches that focus on perspective, point of view, reflections, shadows, and the overall character of buildings and citiesβ€”all achievable within fifteen minutes.
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This book is ideal for aspiring artists and illustrators interested in urban sketching, as well as hobbyists seeking to improve their observational drawing skills with concise, time-efficient techniques.

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In this inspiring book, artist Matthew Brehm gives you all the skills you need to sketch the urban environment in just 15 minutes.

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Good drawings aren't always the ones that you've spent a lot of time over; some of the best pieces are swift, energetic studies that capture the feel of the subject in just a few well-placed lines. Draw Buildings and Cities in 15 Minutes contains a series of exercises that develop the core skills for drawing buildings and cities, all of which can be completed in a quarter of an hour.

Understand perspective

Play with proximity and point of view

Record details such as reflections and shadows

Capture the character of buildings and cities

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Book Details

INFORMATION

ISBN: 9781781576274

Publisher: Octopus Publishing Group

Format: Paperback / softback

Date Published: 06 September 2018

Country: United Kingdom

Imprint: Ilex

Audience: General / adult

DIMENSIONS

Spine width: 13.0mm

Width: 180.0mm

Height: 227.0mm

Weight: 380g

Pages: 128

About the Author

Matthew Brehm is an Associate Professor of Architecture at the University of Idaho, where his teaching responsibilities include design studios, graphics courses, and an annual study abroad program in Rome, Italy, that he initiated in 2007. He is the author of Sketching on Location and Drawing Perspective. In 2010, Matthew received the university's Hoffman Award for Excellence in Teaching, and his drawings have been recognized with awards by the Design Communication Association and the American Society of Architectural Illustrators.

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