Digital Drawing for Landscape Architecture won the Award of Excellence from the 2012 Professional Awards and Student Awards by the American Society of Landscape Architects (ASLA).

For a hundred years, pencil, pen, markers, and watercolor have been the principal tools of representation for landscape architects and urban planners. Today, those hand-powered aids have been replaced by computers and Computer-aided design  (CAD). Digital Drawing for Landscape Architects bridges the gap between the traditional analog and the new digital tools and shows you how to apply timeless concepts of representation to enhance your design work in digital media.

Building on the tried-and-true principles of analog representation, Digital Drawing for Landscape Architecture  explores specific techniques for creating landscape design digitally. It explains the similarities and differences between analog and digital rendering, and then walks you through the steps of creating digitally rendered plans, perspectives, and diagrams. You ll explore:







Computing Basics







Raster and vector images







Setting up the document







Base imagery and scaling







Hand-drawn linework and diagrams







Text, leaders, and page layout







Color, shading, and textures







Creating a section elevation







Perspective drawing







Techniques for using the newest versions of Adobe Illustrator, Photoshop, and Acrobat as well as older versions





With more than 500 full-color drawings and photographs alongside proven techniques, Digital Drawing for Landscape Architects will help you enhance your skills though a unique marriage of contemporary methods with traditional rendering techniques.