Basic Perspective Drawing: A Visual Approach, 3rd Edition

by John Montague

• ISBN13: 9780471292319
• ISBN10: 0471292311
• Edition: 3rd
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 1998-01-01
• Publisher: WILEY

Summary

A brand-new edition of the popular illustrated guide to basic perspective drawing . . . Basic Perspective Drawing uses a clear and accessible visual format to help students and professional artists, illustrators, designers, and architects gain a firm and thorough grasp of the major principles and techniques of perspective drawing. Moving logically from simple concepts to specific tools and methods, it shows how to construct perspective views one step at a time, with illustrated examples that cover every key part of the process. This Third Edition comes with dozens of drawings that make it easy to learn by doing, plus all-new chapters on freehand sketching, scaling the human figure, shading techniques, computer applications, and more. An ideal coursework or self-study companion for students as well as a valuable reference for professionals, Basic Perspective Drawing, Third Edition provides an invaluable orientation and foundation for understanding the optical world and how it works.

Author Biography

John Montague, PhD, is a professor of design and technology at Buffalo State College in Buffalo, New York

Table of Contents

Preface	ix
1 Overview	1	(18)
2 Rendering Perspective Views from Observed Reality	19	(7)
3 Plans, Elevations, and Paraline Projections	26	(10)
4 Constructing Perspective Views	36	(33)
5 Geometric Tools: Diagonals, Squares, and Cubes	69	(12)
6 Sloping Planes and Surfaces	81	(14)
7 Circles and Curved Surfaces	95	(30)
8 Shadows and Reflections	125	(20)
9 Freehand Sketching and Rapid Visualization	145	(10)
10 The Figure in Perspective	155	(8)
11 Shading and Rendering	163	(10)
12 Perspective Drawing and the Computer	173	(12)
13 Examples of Perspective Views	185	(53)
Appendix	238	(7)
Index	245