Architectural rendering : the techniques of contemporary presentation /
Albert O. Halse
- Second edition.
- New York : McGraw Hill Education, c1972
- x, 326 pages : illustrations ; 30 cm.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Foreword -- Acknowledgments -- 1. Who is invented rendering? 2. The importance of rendering in architecture -- 3. The magic of imagery -- 4. A quick look at perspective -- 5. Some rules of composition -- 6. A study of light -- 7. Color-fact and theory -- 8. Basic equipment and the general approach to rendering -- 9. Rendering the entourage -- 10. Pencil rendering -- 11. Pen and ink rendering -- 12. Smudge charcoal rendering -- 13. Rendering with Chinese ink -- 14. Water color rendering -- 15. Tempera rendering -- 16. Airbrush rendering -- 17. Pastels -- 18. Mixed media -- 19. Rendering plans -- 20. A gallery of professional renderings -- Bibliography -- Index.
This book is devoted to an analysis of the pictorial method of design study used by the architect. Called rendering, or delineation, this pictorial study makes it possible to visualize structures while they are still in the design stage. It is an indispensable tool for the architect.