Drawing Scenery: Landscapes and Seascapes
Jack Hamm
Perigee Trade
This book is step-by-step tool on drawing scenery. Its clearly written, which makes its instructions very easy to follow and understand, and its masterfully organized in six sections that clearly relate to one another, making it easy to go back to specific topics at any time. In its first section alone (Introduction to the Basics of Scenery Drawing) it includes very well explained drawing basics like composition, space division, picture elements, comprehension factors, materials and more. It also goes beyond most scenery drawing books in the market to include, beside the usual landscape and terrain composition techniques, other important concepts: Drawing Trees and Foliage, Drawing Rocks and Mountains, Drawing Clouds and Skies, Drawing Water (Oceans, Lakes, Rivers and Falls), and Drawing Buildings (in various shapes and sizes). Additional bonuses are the authors constant tips on a wide variety of topics that go from shading and highlighting to artistic treatment and texturing of surfaces.