Book Description
Discover the art of rendering with markers through:
- Profiles of top rendering pros, their techniques, and examples of their best work.
- 65 Tips, Tricks, and Techniques you can use right now to improve your next design presentation.
- Specific color combinations for rendering wood, brick, foliage, skies, chrome and other materials.
- 40 Mini-Lessons with demonstrations of solutions to everyday rendering problems.
Customer Reviews:
Helpful.......2007-03-12
This book is helpful if you are trying to find your style of marker rendering it has a lot of helpful information and examples.
Wonderful rendering tips!.......2006-02-01
This book was very helpful in showing me different rendering techniques used by varying artists. From minimalist, neutral shading to full blown, vibrant color renderings, this book covered them all.
Great tips on which marker colors to use to achieve a particular 'look'...such as glass, metal, wood, etc.
Highly recommend.
I absolutely love this book!.......2004-06-19
This book got me through architectural school. Hand renderings were never my strong point until I got this book. My rendering skills went up considerably (along with my confidence and grades) and I still reference this book today in my professional career. The book gives great examples and the tips from the professionals are very informative. This is definately one of the best books on how to make professional looking presentations.
Questions Answered Here.......2000-02-29
The question and answer format of this book is useful and allows a different kind of organization to its contents. It also incorporates the work of a broad cross-section of designers. This allows the editors to expose you to many of the best in different fields in which markers are used to increase the effectiveness of visual communication. While certainly useful for the beginner, it will also stimulate the more experienced designer.
Customer Reviews:
overated.......2007-03-21
I found this text very frustrating. There is no instruction in technique beyond some simple perspective lessons. If you want to know how to accurately render different materials you will have to find another book. You can tell there are many more steps he uses to achieve his renderings, possibly even the use of other materials or media with his markers, but there is no information about it in his book. It is the text our professor uses for our Intro to Color Rendering class and I think there has to be something better than this!
One of the best on the subject.......2007-02-06
An excellent reference text for both the student of design and professional. Beautifully illustrated with step-by- step instructions explaining the mediums and techniques in their use to acheive maximum results!
Ira S. Friedman
College Instructor,Interior Design/Graphic Techniques/Drafting
Pat Arnold's Review of Sketching and Rendering Interior Spaces.......2007-01-11
I really feel that the book was written in easy to use format. The instructions were very clear and concise.
Okay, but text should be formatted differently.......2005-12-22
I was disappointed with this book. I felt it needed more examples from different artists, rather than just the author's work. In addition, the book uses strange font and formatting which is sometimes difficult to read. In general, the information is easy to understand, but I have found other books present the same information in more concise terms. Okay to add to a collection, but not recommended to be the main source for any interior design project.
Great book.......2003-01-16
I am a Graphic Design student in Kansas City. Finding anyone to teach you marker rendering is impossible, yet the field demands you have this talent. This book is a great start. I've looked all over for good books on this subject and they are rare. The book is in FULL color, with plenty of exercises. He also tells you the exact marker he used in each drawing, to keep u on track. And works through all perspective problems. It's inspiring just flipping through the pages. However, it still demands practice and discipline, but with this book it will help. If you've been scared of marker rendering, start with this book, it will get u on your feet.
Customer Reviews:
Valuable book but it needs a revision...Pronto!.......2005-06-22
As digital imagining becomes more and more prolific, marker rendering seems to be a dying art. Thats a shame because it can be a beautiful tool for artists of all types. This book is a valuable reference tool for artists but the techniques are somewhat outdated, which is understandable seeing that the book was written in the early 80's. Another complaint is the lack of color pictures. This is a marker book! Give us color pictures! For the price it is a good deal and one of the few books on the subject but I would seek other publications to supplement this book.
Great, for its goals........2005-04-11
There are lots of times and places where you just need to make a good picture - or good enough - really fast. What you need is to create a visual idea and to convey it, right now, to those people who literally won't get it until you draw a picture for them.
Marker rendering is the established way to do it. Saying that you use "markers" is just too weak, though. This is about doing whatever works, to make a picture that lasts just long enough. There are the masks or friskets, highlights in gouache or white grease pencil, cutouts, layers of paper, and all the other media that go into a "marker" rendering. Even when you use the markers by themselves, there are endless variations of line, weight, guides (surely you've customized your triangles to lift the edge away from wet marks), color, and gray. Heck, you might have more than 20 markers even if you have only grays, warm and cool, in a dozen values, and new/juicy vs. old/dry.
This can work well as a text, with a series of graded exercises. It just can't stand by itself, though, it really needs a good teacher to go with it. You'll need someone with a trained eye for the gazillion things that go wrong, and with a back pocket full of ways to make them go right.
As far as it goes, this book is really good. If your pictures are there to convey an idea and not just to be pictures, this book is one of the student's best friends.
//wiredweird
Needs more color.......2001-03-14
A wonderful book that includes great techinque and design. It would have been nice to view more colored images. Over half of the examples are in black and white. This feature was a slight dissapointment when I first open the book.
Breadth of content with step by step descriptions.......2001-02-03
I think this book is wonderful for anyone trying to learn rendering techniques. Even though the book is a little dated, it still communicates the principals of marker renderings. It's starts with an overview of the key factors to keep in mind when using markers: controlling the view, defining form, enhancing light, defining the main characteristics of materials and enhancing the surface. Then it goes into each of these factors explaining each of them with various examples. It also compares some of the most commonly used papers: Vellum, Bond, Marker paper, blueprint to show their marker absorption rate, degree of translucency and how the same rendering looks on each of them. It covers basic marker techniques, scrub coat technique, wet blending, masking and editing techniques, bringing forms out of backgrounds. It also touches on pastels, but only slightly. As a product designer I think this boos is a must have for a beginner. But it's also a very good reference book for experienced designers looking nostalgic for good old marker techniques.
Great for learning artists.......1999-12-08
This book effictively describes various ways and methods of using markers for illustration, and designing purposes (although mainly targeted toward designers, this shouldn't discourage you if you're an illustrator). A sampling of what you'll learn...
Materials, from the markers you should choose to the various kinds of papers available and how they affact your drawing. Application of markers, controling markers, and effective ways to represent shading and depth for oyur needs. Defining materials with marker: Chrome, Plastic, Glass, Leather, Vegetation, etc... the drawings are very nice. There is much more you'll learn through the pages of this book, these are just some of the highlights.
Unfortunately, I had to give it 4 stars instead of 5 due to the fact that it is rather outdated matieral-wise (markers have changed since 1983), and it is mainly targeted toward designers (this book would recieve 5 stars for the aspiring designer!). BUT, I learned a great deal from this book even as an illustrator / cartoonist, and it is very easy to incorporate what you learn from this book into illustration purposes like cartooning or figure drawing. I'd highly recommend this book for those who are looking to improve in markers, which admitily give your drawings a look that paint or colored pencils alone cannot achive.
Customer Reviews:
Todd Murrison, The Teacher.......2001-08-15
Todd Murrison demonstrates a wonderful range of techniques for beginners and tackles basic layout for intermediate. As an accomplished graphic artist, Todd explores more graphic applications, than freedom of expression, which this medium can not be separated from. We're waiting for Todd to break the mold in his second book to see all that wonderful talent flurish. Although I do recommend this book as a good one for beginners!
Todd Murrison, The Man the Book.......2001-08-15
Todd captures the essence of an image with active strokes of confidence. His masculine perspective is unique. A body builder and artist is that unique combination. Personally I have found his talents are many and god given.
Reflected in these renderings in marker we see a glimps into this artists perception of art as media. Todd Murrison shows clear steps in utilizing this media. A must for any would be artist, and Todd Murrison fan!
Customer Reviews:
marker rendering techniques.......2001-03-24
i wan to buy this book please. i can to buy this books trough the dollar check. thanks.
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Rendering wood with Design art markers
David Maxwell
Manufacturer: Eberhard Faber
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ASIN: B00072IK8K |
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Design Media: Techniques for Watercolor, Pen & Ink, Pastel and Colored Marker
Ron Kasprisin
Manufacturer: Wiley
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ASIN: 0471293016 |
Book Description
How to choose and use design media-a complete, practical primer
Mastery of a full range of design media is essential for architects, designers, and graphic artists in order to develop and communicate their ideas effectively. Instead of focusing solely on finished drawings, this book approaches each medium from the perspective of its use in the design process itself. Featuring step-by-step methods liberally supplemented with visual examples, it provides detailed coverage of the tools and techniques for each of the four major rendering media-pen and ink, pastels, colored marker, and watercolor. Design Media is filled with ideas to help bring out the best in drawing and rendering-from developing sound skills and improving presentations to achieving particular effects.
* Covers methods, materials, and equipment
* Contains 280 illustrations-including 200 in color-showing examples of all media types
Customer Reviews:
a rating in progress:not sure yet- but why am i not excited.......2001-08-31
I am not sure yet and want to give the book a more
serious look. Perhaps my mistake was to buy this
book at the same time i acquired Composite Drawing by
Uddin and Color Drawing by Doyle. The drawings and format
of these books instantly became well worn reference texts
for myself and students. I chose the Kasprisin book because
it presented a medium missing from the other books: watercolor techniques. I will give the prose a serious trial and i hope the book eventually proves to be a good resource too.
However, what bothers me is the book is sitting on my shelf and i am struck by the following realization: when it comes to a technique book, if i am not personally inspired by the sample drawings or paintings i am probably not going to be motivated to try to emulate the techniques. Please acknowledge this may be too shallow of a reaction and you may well find the book meets your needs.
Customer Reviews:
Content Good, Construction, Not so.......2007-09-26
I purchased this book as a gift for my husband who's learning as much as he can about photography and photo composition. He is impressed with the content of the book and is learning quite a bit. However, after only 10 days, pages are already breaking loose from the glue spine and falling out of the book itself.
The book is for beginner to intermediate photographers.......2007-09-13
Although I am sort of an "advanced-intermediate" photographer (at least in my own mind), I found the book to be interesting, entertaining, and full of very nice photographs. It provides excellent ideas to incorporate into my photography hobby.
The book is well-written, and put together in an organized manner. Has helped me to be a little more creative.
Very Useful.......2007-09-04
Teaching creativity is quite challenging. However this book is written in an easy to understand language and manages to give direction to our thoughts quite well.
The book will be useful to me since the questions I should be asking myself before pressing the shutter is bound to improve my photography.
Good, brief, not unique.......2007-08-24
This book is worth buying for the inspiring photographs, although the text is a bit uneven, explanations are occasionally vague, and the content is rather similar to other books on creative photography.
I prefer John Shaw's Focus on Nature: The Creative Process Behind Making Great Photographs in the Field which is longer, more detailed and seems more articulate. However I own both books.
To take one example: Brenda Tharp recommends that plants be photographed from ground level, so that we are looking horizontally or slightly upward at the subject, which is separated from the background. John Shaw gives the same advice, but only as an option. He also demonstrates the possibilities for an image looking directly downward: a stunning masterful image of a green expanse of leaves contrasted with rich red flowers, seen from directly above like a carpet.
Brenda Tharp's book is more instructional, shorter, and perhaps a bit more dogmatic than John Shaw's. Which is best for you will depend on your own level of skill and awareness in photography. I suspect Brenda Tharp's book is based on a photography class/workshop - it has explicit lists of photographic exercises. It does help you focus on your photographic goals. The main message of the book is a good one ("What are you trying to say in this photograph?"). It's on my shelf and I refer to it occasionally.
It almost feels as if some of the detailed information has been held back from the book, so as not to devalue the content of classes/workshops. for example the author mentions that she has a checklist that she runs through when photographing a landscape, but she doesn't share the list with us.
I quibbled with some of the technical statements in this book, and some of the assertions about composition seem too fluffy (borrowed from art theory?). But it is quite stimulating all the same.
Shooting from the soul.......2007-02-28
Brenda sums up her philosophy of photography by saying that "you make a great picture with your soul, not your eyes". I tend to agree with her. Her book covers the areas of light, design, composition, color, and technique. These subjects are well presented and best contemplated and incorporated into one's own interpretation of nature and outdoor photography. One of the best things she points out is the importance of capturing the essence of your subject, something a lot of photographers seem to overlook. A thoughtful book that was a pleasure to read.
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The Outdoor Home 2002 Wall Calendar
Manufacturer: Northword Pr
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ASIN: 1559717610 |
Book Description
Enjoy creative and unique pictures that showcase ways to enhance your outdoor living space. The Outdoor Home wall calendar measures 11 3/4" x 11 3/4".
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