How To Draw and Paint Trains Like a Pro (Motorbooks Studio) - Softcover

Markovitz, Mitch

 
9780760329276: How To Draw and Paint Trains Like a Pro (Motorbooks Studio)
Softcover
ISBN 10: 0760329273 ISBN 13: 9780760329276
Verlag: Voyageur Press, 2009

Inhaltsangabe

From the steam engines that defined America's Industrial Age to the streamlined masterpieces of the Art Deco era and the diesels rocketing through our modern days, trains have again and again tested the industrial designer's art. This book shows casual doodlers and serious rail artists alike how to capture the magic of these design icons with pencil and paper. In this new addition to the Motorbooks Studio series, renowned rail illustrator Mitch Markovitz explains the principles needed to draw steam, diesel, and electric locomotives and their trains. He describes the key components of the process--from choosing tools to rendering perspective and proportion, and effectively capturing color and light. Illustrated throughout with examples of the author's work, this book is the ultimate resource for railfans with an interest in rendering these behemoths of American industry.

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Über die Autorin bzw. den Autor

Mitch Markovitz is a professional illustrator and fine artist best known for his “Just Around the Corner” series of posters depicting the South Shore Line in northwest Indiana. He is also known for his series of paintings from the “Postcards from My 10-Year Vacation” series in New York City. Mitch was the first painter to exhibit fine art at the New York City Transit Museum. He resides in Knox, Indiana.

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From the steam engines that defined the Industrial Age to the streamlined masterpieces of the art deco era and the diesels that rocket through our modern times, for decades railroads have inspired folks to pick up pen, pencil, and brush.

Renowned railroad artist Mitch Markovitz explains to amateur and serious artists alike the principles and techniques needed to capture on paper the magic of these steel icons. In an engaging and breezy style that emphasizes the joy of creating art, Markovitz describes all key components of the process from choosing tools and finding your inspiration, to rendering perspective and proportion and effectively capturing color and light before moving on to more advanced concepts and step-by-step examples.

Illustrated throughout with samples of the author s work, as well as pieces from genre legends Griff Teller, Leslie Ragan, and Maurice Logan, How To Draw and Paint Trains Like a Pro is the ideal resource for railfans with a hankering to render these behemoths of American industry.

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Verlag
Voyageur Press
Erscheinungsdatum
2009
Sprache
Englisch
ISBN 10 
0760329273
ISBN 13 
9780760329276
Einband
Taschenbuch
Auflage
1
Anzahl der Seiten
128
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