Design Rendering Techniques: A Guide to Drawing and Presenting Design Ideas

by Dick Powell

Hard cover book with the original full-color printed dust jacket slight wear to the dust jacket, otherwise like new.

Genres: Art, Drawing

160 pages, Hardcover

First published January 1, 1986

Reviews

[Doug · Rating 4 out of 5]

A classic by Dick Powell from the mid to late 80s. Some people may find the designs dated..but they're in a way timeless and show the design languages of the late 80s, which are quite beautiful and practical....predating a time when forms could be generated inside the computer. It is also interesting to see all the kinds of markers and art supplies are were available in the 80s but are long out of business (Design Markers, etc.).

All of the techniques of illustration and rendering in this book are applicable to the modern wacom tablet (Cintiq, whatever you have) workflow. Don't let anyone tell you any of these older airbrush or marker rendering books are outdated. Everything is still applicable.

[James · Rating 4 out of 5]

This book was written 40 years ago and is probably one of the last books that extensively covers the manual methods used before the widespread use of software. Very useful for amateur artists who don't have the software or the inclination to learn it for use for a single project.

Good coverage of perspective, rendering with markers, pencils, and airbrushes. Seems to be available for a reasonable price. My only complaint is the small sans-serif font for the body of the text, its hard to read for us old fogies A useful book.