Drawing and Painting Buildings

Designed to aid novice artists and art students, this handy resource covers every aspect of creating realistic illustrations of buildings. Topics addressed include drawing and painting common building surfaces such as brick, stucco, and wood plank; the key aspects of different structures, among them houses, churches, and castles; and how to best capture such details as windows, doors, and roof tops. Step-by-step, fully illustrated instructions demonstrate how to use any medium--including crayon, pencil, pastel, watercolor, ink, and acrylic and oil paints--to produce authentic, realistic artwork.

Jonathan Newey has been an art teacher for more than 16 years, and his work is housed in collections around the world. He is the author of Drawing with Coloured Pencils.