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JIM LEGGITT, AIA, is a senior associate with RNL Design, an architect, urban planner, and professional illustrator who has been practicing in Denver for more than 25 years. He serves as President of the AIA Denver Chapter and Director of the AIA Colorado Chapter. Jim currently teaches a Drawing Shortcuts course to graduate students at the University of Colorado College of Architecture and Planning. He presents seminars and drawing workshops to professional design firms and AIA-sponsored programs throughout the country.

* Times Have Changed, New Set of Rules, Learning the Three Cs, Shortcuts are Important
* Basic Drawing Types, Keep it Small, Visualize the Concept, The Easy Perspective, Getting Technical
* Start the Drawing, Sources of Information, Use Your, Imagination, Draw What You See, Project that Image, Overlay and Trace
* Learning Your CCC's, The Handy Camera, The Reliable Copier, The Amazing Computers
* Tools of the Trade, Pencils, Pens, and Markers, Paper, Vellum and Mylar, Files and Charts, The Right Combination
* The Success of Color, Planning Ahead for Color, The Reliable Colored Pencil, The Magic of Markers
* Your Completed Drawing, Copy and File Your Work, Presentation Techniques

A Denver architect has taken on a big task - teaching his colleagues how to draw again. According to Jim Leggitt, an architect and urban designer at Denver's RNL Design, there is a growing absence of architects in today's design marketplace who can draw by hand. In an effort to re-educate architects about the art and benefits of hand-drawing, Leggitt has written a book titled Drawing Shortcuts: Developing Quick Drawing Skills Using Today's Technology. The book grew out of Leggitt's years of experience on the subject, including his presentations on the topic of "Drawing Shortcuts" at several national seminars, most recently at the 2000 National AIA Convention held in Philadelphia. (Colorado Construction Magazine, October 2001)