Pen and Ink Drawing and Light Color Techniques -- Techniques for Expressing Architectural and Environmental Imagery

Author: Wu Xiaoqi
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Publish Date: 2005-01-01
Features: This series of teaching materials on art and design is one of the series organized by the Design College of the China Academy of Art. The original plan was to compile 50 books in total to form a scale and influence the design and art community. Although I initiated this project, I felt the responsibility was too great to bear and believed that a diverse and flourishing approach was better. Therefore, no chief editor was appointed, and each author is solely responsible for their respective chapters. The quality will be judged by public opinion. Today, the design market is booming, everyone is busy, and the mindset is ( means in Chinese, which translates to in English). High-quality teaching materials are scarce, and the lack of theory leads to the emptiness of design, which is an undeniable fact. Xiaoqi and fellow colleagues, squeezing water from a sponge, took the time to compile the "Series on Architectural and Environmental Imagery Expression," leaving behind a valuable record, which is truly commendable. Indeed, for the sake of countless students, as a teacher, it is a duty I cannot shirk. Teachers Wu Xiaoqi from our Environmental Art Department and radar from the Industrial Design Department have taken the lead. We should follow suit. I have a good working relationship with these teachers and sincerely wish them even greater achievements. Writing an introduction of hundreds of words is the hardest, to achieve conciseness and profundity, it requires not only skill but also knowing where to start. After much deliberation and multiple revisions, I wrote this "plain language" as a preface. Professor and Doctoral Supervisor, Deputy Dean of the Design College at the China Academy of Art, Wang Guoliang.