This book dispels common misconceptions and gives instructions for mastering the airbrush. The airbrush, considered a technically daunting instrument, renders mass, volume, light, color, and surface more accurately and elegantly than the customary presentation tools of architects and interior designers. But it offers rich effects worth using, even in the computer age. 80 color ilus.

Airbrush Illustration for Architecture (Norton Book for Architects and Designers (Hardcover))

Arts & Photography

Tom Porter

George Dombek

History & Criticism

W.W.Norton&Company

This third volume examines wider design techniques, together with disciplines overlooked in basic design courses, such as lettering, graphic reproduction and typography (as well as hints on preparing artwork for the camera), manual printmaking, the various methods and materials of model construction, and their roles in design.                                       * Full coverage of design techniques* Includes neglected disciplines such as lettering and model constuction* Suitable for professionals and students

Manual of Graphic Techniques for Architects, Graphic Designers and Artists (v. 2)

Sue Goodman

Architectural Press

An introduction to architectural drawing covers tools, techniques, and materials, orthographics, plans, elevations, sections, perspective, and presentation

Architectural Drawing

Architecture

Van Nostrand-Reinhold

Surface, line, tone, color, perspective drawing, simulation techniques, and presentation, all aspects of graphic design, are discussed with suggestions for the professional

Manual of Graphic Techniques for Architects, Graphic Designers, and Artists

Scribner

Manual of Graphic Techniques 4 is an innovative, thorough introduction to the rendering of plans: from interiors to elevations, and site sections to sectional perspectives. The same easy-to-follow format familiar from the earlier volumes is used once again to show each step of how to develop and present plans of every sort. The artistic techniques exhibited here reach a level of sophistication and polish unseen in even the highly professional standards of the first three works in this series. The last volume uses detailed step-by-step drawings and photographs to show every aspect of development and presentation of plans, from interiors to elevations, site sections to sectional perspectives. * Comprehensive reference covering every aspect of plans* Sophisticated techniques facilitate best practice in the drawing office* Clear, easy-to-use format

Manual of Graphic Techniques Volume 4

American Native Indians. Kanatsiohareke is an old Mohawk word meaning "the place of the clean pot." This word comes from a section of a nearby creek that has large kettle holes formed from tumultuous waters eroding the stone creek bed by the swirling od smaller stones. Kanatsiohareke is an old name filled with new hope for the Mohawk people. Indeed, it is hope for all the Haudenosaunee, or Iroquis Confederacy of Nations.

Kanatsiohareke: Traditional Mohawk Indians Return to Their Ancestral Homeland

Bowman Books

2 Steps In 2 Minutes 2 Times A Day: The Wellness Solution To Wrinkles &amp; Signs Of Aging--Along With More Than 20 Other Common Skin Conditions.

You're Not Aging... You're Just Oxidizing!

Malibu Wellness. Inc.

Colour for Architecture Today

Taylor&Francis

The Architect's Eye

This new book takes you on a clear path through the maze of running a construction business: how to make money, how to manage risk, and how to plan, organize and lead toward the achievement of your goals. You'll quickly see how to: Select the right projects to pursue and win the award; Make money and account for the profits earned; Understand the hidden details in contracts and insurance; Handle setbacks from project issues and economic woes; Choose a smart organizational structure; Lead and motivate people; Leverage strategic relationships; and Promote the desired culture for your company. This book teaches the business of construction, not methods of construction. It is written primarily for general building, institutional, governmental, commercial, industrial, entertainment, transportation, power, water/waste water and other civil projects. Essential reading for anyone who is in construction management or aspires to that role. Author Tom Porter, a veteran construction industry executive and attorney, shares his insights and practical experience -- providing real world solutions to the most common problems in the construction industry.

Profit, Risk & Leadership

BNI Publications, Inc.

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