Description

“Rendering’ is the reproduction or representation of an architect’s design in the form of a drawing of the building as it will appear, complete with accessory details such as trees, traffic and people. It is also much used in preparing drawings for engineers, designers and manufacturers, and in advertising and industry generally. For this new and enlarged edition of his bestselling guide to techniques and methods, Robert Gill has revised the text substantially and added thirty-two pages of new illustrations. In particular the important chapter on instruments and equipment has been brought thoroughly up-to-date. Robert Gill is Director of The Graphic Development Studio, Melbourne.
Perspective drawings have long been recognized, by designers and laymen alike, as among the most important of technical drawings. It is often difficult to appreciate points of design or the actual appearance of a building or object from plans and elevations. A correctly constructed perspective presents as nearly as possible the actual appearance in terms of line on a two-dimensional surface. Thus it is very important in the work of artists, architects, engineers, industrial designers, interior designers and landscape specialists, making it possible to view the design as a finished product before committing it to manufacture.Perspective projection is a technique which has not yet reached its full development. There are in use a number of methods of perspective construction other than those shown in this book, each having its advantages as well as its dis advantages. The chapter on perspective projection deals with matters common to all techniques in rendering, e.g. pencil, poster colour, watercolour and pen and ink. This is also true of the various chapters on drawing objects. However, it is my intention to concentrate on rendering with pen and ink and allied materials.Hard and fast rules cannot be laid down for rendering with pen and ink as cache rendering has its own unique set of problems. There are, however, some problems which remain constant: for instance, drawing objects which can be identified as accessories. Trees, shrubs, grass, water, rocks, transport, furniture, ornaments and, of course, people come under this classification in architectural and interior ren derings. The chapters on these various items are intended to guide the student in developing his own techniques. The drawings shown are limited generally to the techniques and styles used by the author, and it should be pointed out to the student that merely to copy is of little use as every one should develop his own techniques, styles and individuality according to his own abilities.