5. Edition - January 2010
57.90 Euro
2010. 320 Pages, Softcover
ISBN-10: 0-470-28855-8
ISBN-13: 978-0-470-28855-9 - John Wiley & Sons






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Short description
This book introduces students, both self-learners and those in design courses, to the basic principles and techniques of perspective drawing. The clear and accessible illustrations show how to construct perspective views one step at a time. Organized in a way that meets the needs of art and design students and instructors, this book also includes examples of perspectives applicable to interior design and architecture students. The Fifth Edition has been revised and updated to include material on sketching and rapid visualization, as well as additional step-by-step examples of drawing perspective views. Online supplemental material will include course outlines, student exercises, and illustrated examples.

From the contents
Preface.

Chapter 1 Overview.

Chapter 2 Rendering Perspective Views from Obscured Reality.

Chapter 3 Plans, Elevations, and Paraline Projections.

Chapter 4 Constructing Perspective Views.

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

Chapter 6 Sloping Planes and Surfaces.

Chapter 7 Circles and Curved Surfaces.

Chapter 8 Shadows and Reflections.

Chapter 9 Freehand Sketching and Rapid Visualization.

Chapter 10 The Figure in Perspective.

Chapter 11 Shading and Rendering.

Chapter 12 Aerial Perspective.

Chapter 13 Perspective Drawing and The Computer.

Appendix A: Examples of Perspective Views.

Appendix B: Notes on Studying and Teaching.

Perspective Drawing.

Index.