How to Draw Buildings.

How to Draw Buildings. HOW TO DRAW BUILDINGS (2004," $14.95), by Ian Sidaway.Sterling Publishing Co., Inc., 387 Park Avenue South, New York New York, state, United StatesNew York,Middle Atlantic state of the United States. It is bordered by Vermont, Massachusetts, Connecticut, and the Atlantic Ocean (E), New Jersey and Pennsylvania (S), Lakes Erie and Ontario and the Canadian province of , NY10016. Daily we see buildings--sometimes in rural settlings set��tlings?pl.n.Sediment; dregs.Noun 1. settlings - sediment that has settled at the bottom of a liquiddregsplural, plural form - the form of a word that is used to denote more than one , other timesin our cities and suburban areas. Buildings have inspired and interestedartists. As was observed by the author," ... even giving a cursoryglance it can be seen that the size, shape and style of buildings changefrom location to location and country to country, to such an extent thatthey provide an almost limitless and varied source of inspiration.Through the study of architecture, we can come to know a great dealabout people and their way of life." Drawing buildings can serve as a means to study about people andtheir way of living. This is a book that helps students to learn therules of perspective and the materials and techniques for drawingbuildings. The author offers 10 demonstrations that cover a variety ofmaterials, techniques and building styles. The use of varied drawingmaterials is outlined: pencils, conte sticks, pastel pencils, pen andink executed or done with a pen and ink; as, a pen and ink sketch s>.See also: Pen . Basic techniques are described: textural marks, erasing, measuringand proportion, and composition. Sections that follow include thedrawing of architectural detail, drawing a cityscape (company) CityScape - A re-seller of Internet connections to the PIPEX backbone.E-Mail: <sales@cityscape.co.uk>.Address: CityScape Internet Services, 59 Wycliffe Rd., Cambridge, CB1 3JE, England. Telephone: +44 (1223) 566 950. and vernaculararchitecture. This is a book that would be of interest and value for high-schoolstudents interested in a career in architecture and interiordesign.-J.J.H. For information about this publication, circle No. 391 onthe Reader Service Card.