
Basic Perspective Drawing
A Visual Approach
John Montague(Author)
Wiley (Publisher)
6th Edition
Published on 12. March 2013
Book
Paperback/Softback
288 pages
978-1-118-13414-6 (ISBN)
Description
The best-selling guide...now completely updated to include online tutorials!
Basic Perspective Drawing introduces students, both those in formal design courses and self-learners, to the basic principles and techniques of perspective drawing. Clear and accessible illustrations show how to construct perspective views one step at a time. The new, streamlined Sixth Edition contains must-have content for students and instructors in art and design, architecture, and interior design programs. Updated illustrations reflect the most current drawing styles and examples while supplementary tutorial videos, grouped by architectural disciplines, interior design, and studio art/illustration, provide live-action demonstrations of key topics discussed in the book.
Basic Perspective Drawing introduces students, both those in formal design courses and self-learners, to the basic principles and techniques of perspective drawing. Clear and accessible illustrations show how to construct perspective views one step at a time. The new, streamlined Sixth Edition contains must-have content for students and instructors in art and design, architecture, and interior design programs. Updated illustrations reflect the most current drawing styles and examples while supplementary tutorial videos, grouped by architectural disciplines, interior design, and studio art/illustration, provide live-action demonstrations of key topics discussed in the book.
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Edition
6th edition
Language
English
Place of publication
New York
United States
Target group
Professional and scholarly
Product notice
Paperback (trade)
Unsewn / adhesive bound
Dimensions
Height: 277 mm
Width: 215 mm
Thickness: 20 mm
Weight
808 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-118-13414-6 (9781118134146)
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04/2013
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02/2013
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12/2012
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Wiley
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01/2010
5th Edition
Wiley
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Person
John Montague, PhD, is Professor Emeritus of Design and Technology at Buffalo State College in Buffalo, New York.
Content
Preface vii
Chapter 1 Overview 1
Chapter 2 Rendering Perspective Views from Observed Reality 19
Chapter 3 Plans, Elevations, and Paraline Projections 29
Chapter 4 Constructing Perspective Views 40
Chapter 5 Geometric Tools: Diagonals, Squares, and Cubes 79
Chapter 6 Sloping Planes and Surfaces 94
Chapter 7 Circles and Curved Surfaces 111
Chapter 8 Shadows and Reflections 145
Chapter 9 Freehand Sketching and Rapid Visualization 167
Chapter 10 The Figure in Perspective 179
Chapter 11 Shading and Rendering 191
Chapter 12 Aerial Perspective 201
Appendix A Examples of Perspective Views 209
Appendix B Notes on Studying and Teaching Perspective Drawing 261
Index 267
Chapter 1 Overview 1
Chapter 2 Rendering Perspective Views from Observed Reality 19
Chapter 3 Plans, Elevations, and Paraline Projections 29
Chapter 4 Constructing Perspective Views 40
Chapter 5 Geometric Tools: Diagonals, Squares, and Cubes 79
Chapter 6 Sloping Planes and Surfaces 94
Chapter 7 Circles and Curved Surfaces 111
Chapter 8 Shadows and Reflections 145
Chapter 9 Freehand Sketching and Rapid Visualization 167
Chapter 10 The Figure in Perspective 179
Chapter 11 Shading and Rendering 191
Chapter 12 Aerial Perspective 201
Appendix A Examples of Perspective Views 209
Appendix B Notes on Studying and Teaching Perspective Drawing 261
Index 267