Basic Perspective Drawing
A Visual Approach
4th Edition
Published on 4. October 2004
Book
Paperback/Softback
288 pages
978-0-471-47274-2 (ISBN)
Description
This book provides a clear and accessible introduction to the 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.
More details
Edition
4., Auflage
Language
English
Place of publication
New York
United States
Publishing group
John Wiley and Sons Ltd
Target group
Professional and scholarly
Edition type
Revised edition
Illustrations
illustrations
Dimensions
Height: 28 cm
Width: 21.5 cm
Thickness: 15 mm
Weight
671 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-471-47274-2 (9780471472742)
Schweitzer Classification
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01/2010
5th Edition
Wiley
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Book
08/1998
3rd Edition
Wiley
€52.90
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Person
John Montague, PhD, is a professor of design and technology at Buffalo State College in Buffalo, New York.
Content
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.
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.