Natural Surfaces: Visual Research for Artists Architects and Designers (Surfaces Series)

About this book

Over 1 200 high-quality color photos of the natural world in print and on CD-ROM with printable TIFF files. The photographs catalog images of nature used in art and design with detailed views of natural elements plant portraits and pictures of landscape installations gardens and scenic vistas. Horticultural pictures are captioned as to botanical and common names. Images are coded and cross-referenced in the index and on the CD-ROM making the book a compact picture file for illustrators landscape architects designers and graphic artists. With an illustrated glossary resource sections and interviews with professionals in landscape design and botanical illustration this is a great book for students. 1 200 color illustrations