Wood (Left) Wide bands of browns and yellow, with some saved white, are commonly used for wood decking. (Right) Using wide bands of brown, with some bands of pumpkin orange and tan, will make for a darker wood. Wood (Left) Wide brown bands mixed with peach bands, along with white, suggest a softer-colored wood deck. […]
Category: ARCHITECTURE
PAVING MATERIALS (FIGURE 15-20)
Concrete (Left) Varying the pressure of tan and peach colors, in different directions, helps create a mottled character. (Right) A single color, with varied pressures in opposite 45-degree directions, implies subtle changes in value. Concrete (Left) Grays and tans can be mixed together, with varied pressures, to indicate different shades of colored concrete. (Right) Tans […]
PLANT MASSES AND CONTRASTING GROUND COVERS (FIGURE 15-19)
(Left) Use light and medium green for the plants against a 45-degree angled pattern of dark green with some yellow. (Right) More contrast is evident with yellow and orange plants against a blue and green swirled ground cover. (Left) Use violet and pink ornamental plants against a light green pattern drawn in opposite 45-degree angled […]
LAWNS, GROUND COVERS, ANNUALS, AND PERENNIALS (FIGURE 15-18)
Lawn Area (Left) Use medium to wide lines in opposite 45-degree angles to an edge and add peppering to emphasize the edge. Lawn Area (Right) Use medium to wide lines in one 45-degree direction to depict a faintly seen directional pattern. Lawn Area with Contours (Left) Highlight each contour line with peppering and fade from […]
INDIVIDUAL TREE SYMBOLS AND CONTRASTING GROUND COVERS
Figure 15—17 gives examples of individual tree symbols and contrasting ground covers.
DRAWING MEDIA
Figure 15-4 illustrates the color effects of Sanford Prismacolor Pencils. Figure 15—5 illustrates the effects of various black markers. Figure 15-4 Sanford Prismacolor Pencils 1. Spring Green PC 913 11. Rose PC 929 2. Apple Green PC 912 12. Lilac PC 956 3. Grass Green PC 909 13. Light Cerulean Blue PC 904 4. Peacock […]
BASIC LINE TYPES USED IN LANDSCAPE DESIGN DRAWING
Figure 15—1, 15—2, and 15—3 identify, define, and illustrate 16 basic line types that are used in all the landscape design drawings found in this textbook and in professional design work. Figure 15—1 shows the following types of lines: 1. Simple • A plain straight line. 2. Blip • A plain straight line interrupted with […]
Rendering Landscape Design Drawings in Color
INTRODUCTION Landscape design includes the development of plans, sections, elevations, and sometimes perspective sketches. These are key tools to help clients understand the proposed design. The more convincing the drawings are in depicting content and character, the easier it will be to sell the design. It goes without saying that good graphic quality is essential […]
Front Entry Plan—Option C (Figure 14-41, bottom right drawing)
This alternative for the front entry space has the same major front entry space as Option B, with several modifications. The central viewing garden provides for a more permanent access. It consists of an alternating pattern of stone paving and annual flower beds with a narrow central stone walk. The ornamental urn, on center with […]
Side Yard
Existing (Figure 14-38, left) This side yard is like many other narrow side yards. It seems just large enough to include a variety of shrubs along the side of the house, different shrubs along the fence line, a walkway through and into the front yard, and a few trees placed near the property line. Oftentimes, […]