Master the art of perspective drawing with an updated edition of this bestselling guide
Basic Perspective Drawing, Sixth Edition gives artists, illustrators, designers, and architects an accessible guide for developing a firm and thorough grasp of the important principles and techniques for perspective drawing. Logically moving from simple concepts to specific tools and methods, the book provides clear step-by-step illustrations on how to construct perspective views with graphic examples covering every part of the process.
With the same attractive, easy-to-follow style that made previous editions so popular, the new, streamlined Sixth Edition contains must-have content for students and instructors in art and design, architecture, and interior design programs. Illustrations are updated to reflect the most current drawing styles and examples, and supplementary tutorial videos provide live-action demonstrations of some of the key topics discussed in the book.
Author(s): John Montague
Edition: 6th edition
Publisher: John Wiley & Sons
Year: 2013
Language: English
Pages: 290
City: New Jersey
Tags: perspective, drawing
PREFACE vii
Chapter 1
OVERVIEW 1
Chapter 2 RENDERING PERSPECTIVE VIEWS FROM OBSERVED REALITY 19
Chapter 3 PLANS, ELEVATIONS, AND PARALINE PROJECTIONS 29
Chapter 4 CONSTRUCTING PERSPECTIVE VIEWS 40
Chapter 5 GEOMETRIC TOOLS: DIAGONALS, SQUARES, AND CUBES 79
Chapter 6 SLOPING PLANES AND SURFACES 94
Chapter 7 CIRCLES AND CURVED SURFACES 111
Chapter 8 SHADOWS AND REFLECTIONS 145
Chapter 9 FREEHAND SKETCHING AND RAPID VISUALIZATION 167
Chapter 10 THE FIGURE IN PERSPECTIVE 179
Chapter 11 SHADING AND RENDERING 191
Chapter 12 AERIAL PERSPECTIVE 201
Appendix A EXAMPLES OF PERSPECTIVE VIEWS 209
Appendix B NOTES ON STUDYING AND TEACHING PERSPECTIVE DRAWING 261
INDEX 267
