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This handy guide provides numerous insights and shortcuts to drawing and sketching effectively. Describing mandatory skills for beginning and advanced students, the text covers such subjects as diminution, foreshortening, convergence, shade and shadow, and other visual principles of perspective drawing.
Accompanying a concise and thoughtfully written text are more than 150 simply drawn illustrations that depict a sense of space and depth, demonstrate vanishing points and eye level, and explain such concepts as appearance versus reality; perspective distortion; determining heights, depths, and widths; and the use of circles, cylinders, and cones.
Artists, architects, designers, and engineers will find this book invaluable in creating works with convincing perspective.
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Master the Fundamentals of Perspective Drawing
A practical reference with 150+ illustrations that help artists, architects, designers, and students achieve accurate, expressive depth.
Step-by-Step Guidance with Visual Support Clear explanations are paired with 150+ illustrations that break down concepts like foreshortening, vanishing points, and shade and shadow.Essential Training for All Levels Whether you’re a beginner building a foundation or an experienced artist refreshing your skills, this handbook provides the tools to render realistic depth and proportion.A Trusted Reference Across Disciplines From fine art and illustration to architecture and engineering design, this compact guide offers targeted instruction that applies to multiple creative and technical fields.
Perspective Drawing Handbook
Learn the basics of perspective drawing! Get the fundamentals and principles with illustrations and step-by-step guidance for both beginning students and advanced architects, artists, designers, and engineers seeking a refresher on various depth perspectives.
A compact, illustrated guide that makes perspective drawing clear, practical, and achievable for every artist.
Publisher : Dover Publications
Publication date : May 17, 2004
Edition : unknown
Language : English
Print length : 96 pages
ISBN-10 : 0486432084
ISBN-13 : 978-0486432083
Item Weight : 10.4 ounces
Dimensions : 8.2 x 0.3 x 10.7 inches
Part of series : Dover Art Instruction
Best Sellers Rank: #14,484 in Books (See Top 100 in Books) #9 in Arts & Photography Study & Teaching #52 in Drawing (Books)
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Customers say
Customers find the perspective drawing handbook informative, with clear explanations through careful examination of simple diagrams, and appreciate its usefulness as a reference with good examples. The book is easy to understand and helps improve drawing skills, with one customer mentioning it helped them get an A on a perspective assignment. While many find the content simple, some note it can be too complex for beginners. Customers consider it worth its price and suitable for students of all ages.