Digital Drawing for Landscape Architecture: Contemporary Techniques and Tools for Digital Representation in Site Design |  | Authors: Bradley Cantrell, Wes Michaels
Publisher: Wiley
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For a hundred years, pencil, pen, markers, and watercolor have been the principal tools of representation for landscape architects and urban planners. Today, those hand-powered aids have been replaced by computers and Computer-aided design (CAD). Digital Drawing for Landscape Architects bridges the gap between the traditional analog and the new digital tools and shows you how to apply timeless concepts of representation to enhance your design work in digital media. Building on the tried-and-true principles of analog representation, Digital Drawing for Landscape Architecture explores specific techniques for creating landscape design digitally. It explains the similarities and differences between analog and digital rendering, and then walks you through the steps of creating digitally rendered plans, perspectives, and diagrams. You’ll explore: -
Computing Basics -
Raster and vector images -
Setting up the document -
Base imagery and scaling -
Hand-drawn linework and diagrams -
Text, leaders, and page layout -
Color, shading, and textures -
Creating a section elevation -
Perspective drawing -
Techniques for using the newest versions of Adobe Illustrator, Photoshop, and Acrobat as well as older versions With more than 500 full-color drawings and photographs alongside proven techniques, Digital Drawing for Landscape Architects will help you enhance your skills though a unique marriage of contemporary methods with traditional rendering techniques.
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 Digital Drawing for Landscape Architecture is an essential and long needed book. March 9, 2010
Daniel A. Tal (Denver, Colorado)
14 out of 15 found this review helpful
Bradley Cantrell and Wes Michaels have authored a concise and beautifully illustrated book. They know their stuff and it shows. The book presents a detailed overview of digital methods, graphics and tools used in landscape architecture and related design professions. The clearly written content encompasses varying software and graphic. The images are excellent representatives of the graphics and methods the book's content advocates.
The book focuses on the creation of graphics type and not just on specific graphic programs. The authors took into account the flexibility in which many designers create representative graphics. This smart approach allows the book to center on the creation of rich representations of the landscape, but still delve in to the specifics of the programs used by design students and professionals.
Each chapter and section demonstrates varying techniques. From using Photoshop to create sections and plan graphics, to scaling and working with aerials. The authors demonstrate how to integrate CAD with Adobe Illustrator in an easy but important workflow. The book reviews a variety of 3D modeling programs including 3D Max and SketchUp and the type of graphics these programs can generate. One favorite chapter includes a step-by-step tutorial on creating Photoshop Perspective Collage. And this is just a sampling of what the book contains. The comprehensive nature of the book is phenomenal.
The authors move the discussion beyond just `how to' and discuss digital theory. Of particular note is a dialogue on how current digital methods are directly informed by the tradition of ink, pen and paper which was the backbone of graphic representation for decades. Framing the book's methods in the long tradition of hand-drawn illustrations emphasizes why design practitioners must read and use this book; it's a milestone in bringing the design community up to date to the level that design should be represented and practiced.
The book's approach and theories on digital presentation will elevate professionals and students practicing landscape architecture and related fields.
Daniel Tal, author of Google SketchUp for Site Design: A guide to Modeling Site Plans, Terrain and Architecture
Digital Drawing for Landscape Architecture May 19, 2010
an honest reviewer
6 out of 6 found this review helpful
This book explains how modern landscape architecture is done for the layman as well as enhancing digital computer skills for the seasoned professional. The integration of analog and digital representation is fascinating and changes with advancements in technology. The book gives insights into past/present design techniques as well as speed/efficiency among other things. From the Preface, "each section tackles the basics of the subject matter and each chapter introduces a short background with an explanation of how to accomplish a phase of the representation process with current digital tools."
The first chapter deals with basic computer information and is explained well.
Key Points I Found:
Linework - use CAD; can be done with other programs or modified with other programs.
Color - New to me was the use of Adobe's Kuler website to save/share color palettes.
Author gives good explanations of image size, resolution & pixelation.
Rastor vs. Vector - Rastor, plan ahead for final size (print/plot). Vector, difficult to blend objects.
Document planning: final size/scale - plan ahead.
"Thinking about how all of these images will be created from a single set of drawings is critical to producing efficient and effective drawings."
Google earth - used in early design stages before a detailed site survey.
Photoshop software is explained in great detail with the software's interfaces shown.
Adobe Illustrator is covered.......drawing lines and shapes, symbols, image symbols, text and leaders.
Exporting from AutoCAD to Photoshop is covered.
Color shading using layers is covered in detail.
Creating textures via patterns.
Perspective illustration - combining a variety of information.
3D Techniques starting with models or photos.
Working on a project and using various softwares is explained in great detail. Indeed a person who does not know the ins and outs of landscape architecture could start a business after reading this book - provided of course that they have basic engineering/architectural knowledge.
Having never used Photoshop; I learned through this book that Photoshop can be used as a design tool and not just a photo editor. It can also be a time saver by rendering color quickly for interim drawings.
Great use of drawings and photographs!!
This book gives ideas and examples of using the latest software as "an array of digital tools". A quote from the Preface: "As designers, we attempted to create a book that focused on getting the job done." They succeeded 100%
Very impressive educational and resourceful text on such a specific area of design. May 26, 2010
M
3 out of 3 found this review helpful
I was not a normal kid, as I went to a high school that was half academic, and half hands-on agricultural education. I mainly focused on landscape design and architecture, but never connected such a thing to a computer. I also went on to College and studied art. And the two worked well together, but still never used a computer. Today, everything is on computer. And what an amazing transition it has been through the years.
I feel I have the step up being so in the dirt, so to speak, and using that experience in the digital age. Since the early 90s, I have adapted well, becoming very computer savvy, and successful at web design. But never gave up my passion for horticulture and landscape design.
This book is a big step up for me as I usually learn best by just doing it. But what an extraordinary amount of information and resources in this book. Not to mention the layout and navigation of the book makes it less overwhelming. But the biggest appeal of this text is that you feel the passion that was put into this. Catering to the beginner and the professional at every aspect of the career. Covering so many type of software and programs using CAD, Adobe and various design and photo editing software is just top notch.
I do not consider myself a Landscape Architect since I have merged into other directions. But I do continue my interests in earth, design and the digital age. I found myself not reading the book, but studying it. Looking up questions and thoughts I had. Using the index and post-it notes all over the place. I really appreciate the time that went into this. My only complaint is that I wish it were in hardcover, as this is something I will be dragging out and flipping through for years to come.
Packs in over 500 color drawings and photos to illustrate proven techniques for architecture and computer collections June 16, 2010
Midwest Book Review (Oregon, WI USA)
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
Digital Drawing for Landscape Architecture: Contemporary Techniques and Tools for Digital Representation in Site Design provides architecture and landscape workers with principles of analog representation and how they cross over to digital techniques. From comparisons between analog and digital rendering to computing basics, using hand-drawn linework and perspective drawings, and more, this packs in over 500 color drawings and photos to illustrate proven techniques for architecture and computer collections alike.
Illustration For Landscape Architecture August 4, 2010
Avid Reviewer (San Jose, CA)
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
Traditionally, landscape representation has been done with graphite pencil, watercolor, and other drawing implements. This book shows how this process can be made much more efficient by utilizing both vector-based and raster-based illustration software such as Photoshop, Illustrator, 3DStudioMax, Rhino, and Google SketchUp. It provides detailed, step-by-step instructions on how to use these software in conjunction with CAD to create visually compelling illustrations.
Topics covered include (software used in parentheses): Tiling Aerial Photographs (Photoshop), Creating Entourage (Photoshop), Linework (Illustrator), Creating Textures (Photoshop), Perspective Illustration (Sketchup, 3DStudioMax, Photoshop), Camera Match 3D Object to Site Photo (3DStudioMax), and Atmospheric Perspective (3DStudioMax, Maya).
Every step of a process is clearly explained and accompanied by very high quality illustrations. Whether you're a student or a landscape architect, Digital Drawing for Landscape Architecture will serve as a very helpful how-to guide on creating beautifully rendered illustration of your plans.
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