Perspective Made Easy: A Step-by-Step Guide - Softcover

Lee, Robbie

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1440339236 ISBN 13: 9781440339233

Publisher: IMPACT Books, 2015

Synopsis

Understanding perspective is within reach!

With Perspective Made Easy: A Step-by-Step Guide, readers of all skill levels can learn how to draw the world around them- everything from cars, rooms, and landscapes to rockets, furniture, and pants- with realistic and convincing depth.

The book starts simple, establishing the basics of perspective with the horizon line and one- and two-point perspective. Then it delves into the trickier stuff, including slopes and tilts, three-point perspective, circles and cylinders, measuring out foreshortened space, and even how to use perspective when drawing people and animals. It also includes a useful flow chart to help artists figure out when to use which perspective system, and tips on how to make your finished drawings look dynamic and convincing.

Each chapter begins with a list of learning objectives, and then delivers useful techniques, the theory behind them, and practical shortcuts whenever possible. There are loads of step-by-step demonstrations, too, including rooms, cars, landscapes, 3-D lettering, and more. Each chapter ends with a review of the essential information to help retention.

A blend of the diagrams and step-by-steps of traditional instruction with a colorful comic book approach, Perspective Made Easy is comprehensive, useful, and fun.

About this title

From the Back Cover

"Perspective Made Easy" is a complete guide to understanding drawing in perspective and how to apply it. You will learn to create accurate drawings in one-, two- and three-point perspective, from space scenes to sunny beach parties. Sharing lessons learned from 12 years of teaching, Robbie Lee presents this fun, comic-book style art class to make drawing in perspective as clear as can be. Star-throwing ninjas, intergalactic spaceships and talking robots will help you understand alternative viewpoints, foreshortening, dimension and so much more!

You will learn to add depth to landscapes and provide focus to even the most chaotic alien invasions with simple, one-of-a-kind tips and techniques that will help you elevate your art to the next level.

• 25+ step-by-step demonstrations
• Drawing lessons for everything from the most basic shapes and figures to entire cities and beautiful landscapes
• Master one-, two- and three-point perspective
• Easy-to-follow comic book style instruction and easy-to-use exercises
• All the bases are covered--from techniques to draw horizontal and vertical lines, to incorporating realistic scale and elevation, to perfecting slopes and tilts

About the Author

Robbie Lee is a full-time art teacher and part-time freelance illustrator. He has over 15 years of experience teaching visual art to middle schoolers and also leads workshops in perspective drawing for adults. Robbie's illustration work has been featured on everything from backpacks and plushes to skateboards and beer cans, but the bulk of his work lies in t-shirt graphics, with hundreds of designs going to print and selling over 200,000 copies. Robbie has combined his teaching and drawing experience into two books on drawing instruction: Perspective Made Easy: A Step-by-Step Guide and Drawing Made Easy: How to Draw from Observation and Imagination, both published by Impact Books. He lives with his wife and two children in Orlando, Florida.

Edition details

• Publisher: IMPACT Books
• Publication date: 2015
• ISBN 10: 1440339236
• ISBN 13: 9781440339233
• Binding: Paperback
• Language: English
• Number of pages: 128