Basic Perspective Drawing: A Visual Guide , 4th Edition

by John Montague (Buffalo State University)

• ISBN13: 9780471472742
• ISBN10: 0471472743
• Edition: 4th
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2004-10-01
• Publisher: WILEY

Summary

The updated edition of the bestselling guide to creating perspective drawings quickly and easily Basic Perspective Drawing, Fourth Edition continues a long tradition as an accessible, visual guide to help students and professional artists, illustrators, designers, and architects gain a firm and thorough grasp of the important principles and techniques of perspective drawing. Logically moving from simple concepts to specific tools and methods, it uses accessible illustrations to show step by step how to construct perspective views, with graphic examples covering every key part of the process. This updated Fourth Edition features new material on aerial perspective, updated examples of completed perspective drawings, and the latest information on creating digital perspective drawings. Readers learn by doing with instructional and linear illustrations that enable them to shade sections, highlight lines, and use colored pencils right in the book to practice concepts and processes, making this edition an effective learning tool for coursework and self-study. Basic Perspective Drawing, Fourth Edition is invaluable for gaining a lifelong 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.

1. Overview.

2. Rendering Perspective Views from Observed Reality.

3. Plans, Elevations, and Paraline Projections.

4. Constructing Perspective Views.

5. Geometric Tools: Diagonals, Squares, and Cubes.

6. Sloping Planes and Surfaces.

7. Circles and Curved Surfaces.

8. Shadows and Reflections.

9. Freehand Sketching and Rapid Visualization.

10. The Figure in Perspective.

11. Shading and Rendering.

12. Aerial Perspective.

13. Perspective Drawing and the Computer.

14. Examples of Perspective Views.

Appendix.

Index.