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| Basic Perspective Drawing: A Visual Approach, 5th Edition | 
| Author: John Montague
Publisher: Wiley
Category: Book
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Media: Paperback
Edition: 5th
Pages: 320
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Dimensions (in): 10.6 x 8.3 x 0.9
ISBN: 0470288558
Dewey Decimal Number: 742
EAN: 9780470288559
ASIN: 0470288558
Publication Date: December 30, 2009
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Product Description
Master the art of perspective drawing with this updated edition Basic Perspective Drawing, Fifth Edition gives artists, illustrators, designers, and architects an accessible visual guide for developing a firm and thorough grasp of the important principles and techniques for perspective drawing. Logically moving from simple concepts to specific tools and methods, the book provides accessible step-by-step illustrations on how to construct perspective views with graphic examples covering every key part of the process. With the same attractive, easy-to-follow style that made previous editions so popular, this Fifth Edition adds new chapters on freehand sketching and rapid visualization, additional step-by-step examples, and new material demonstrating three-point views and methods of setting figures into perspective spaces. Basic Perspective Drawing, Fifth Edition is an invaluable learning tool that can be drawn in, written in, and highlighted to ensure effective understanding of the practices, concepts, and processes of perspective drawing.
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Intuitive presentation of cookbook methods February 13, 2010
T. W. (Northeastern United States)
4 out of 4 found this review helpful
I've used the first (1985) edition of this book. I borrowed it from the library and was able to go through it quickly and start sketching, for example, correct one-point and two-point perspective grids, renderings from plans, etc. I'd recommend borrowing the book for such a quick introduction, but not buying it if you're looking for a single perspective title for your library.
The limitation of the book is that it does not engage in any careful explanation (the diagrams are left to do the talking: they cleverly convey more than appears at first sight, but there are many things they simply cannot address). No one could learn from this book to UNDERSTAND how and why the practical tricks it presents work. For example, a method is described for determining and using a "measuring point," but you will not learn what this point actually represents, why it is located as it is, or by what magical process it can be used to make correct drawings. Maybe some would never miss such insights, but I feel that an artist should not use any tool or material without some basic understanding of how it works: if I'm simply ticking off the steps of a procedure 1-2-3, I am doing something very like clicking my point-and-shoot camera without an understanding of shutter speed, aperture, etc.
The relentlessly visual-cookbook nature of the book may also make it suitable for use after learning the principles of perspective: the more elaborate illustrations may serve as good applied examples or even inspiration for imaginative or imitative constructions.
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