Drawing and Painting Architecture

Can anyone draw buildings without knowing something about construction and history? The short answer is no, and the many color pictures of Ray Evans's varied and imaginative work in this generously illustrated book show why. Beginner and experienced artist alike need to understand building construction and the different architectural styles in order to paint buildings successfully. In fact, Ray Evans shows it is only through drawing that one comes to understand architecture fully. Between first sketch and finished picture there are many stages, and Ray Evans shows how to tackle each one: which items of equipment are essential; how to make up a sketch-book from different types of paper; which colors to select fro working in the field. Studio methods are also described: working from photograph, scaling up drawings, and handling color washes and masks.