Basic Perspective Drawing: A Visual Approach. 2nd ed.

Montague, John

ISBN 10: 0471285137 / ISBN 13: 9780471285137

Published by Somerset, New Jersey, U.S.A.: John Wiley & Sons Inc, 1993

About this Item

Trade paperback in near fine condition. 2nd edition.

Seller Inventory # 75961

Bibliographic Details

• Title: Basic Perspective Drawing: A Visual Approach. 2nd ed.
• Publisher: Somerset, New Jersey, U.S.A.: John Wiley & Sons Inc
• Publication Date: 1993
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0471285137
• ISBN 13: 9780471285137
• Binding: Soft cover
• Edition: 2nd Edition
• Condition: Fine
• Seller catalogs:
  • art
  • Architecture

About this title

Synopsis

New to this Second Edition of a very popular instructional resource is a chapter on paraline drawing, appendices on tools, human proportions, and scales of drawings. The visual glossary of measured drawings of common objects gives readers a much better understanding of the basics of perspective drawing.

From the Back Cover

The updated edition of the bestselling guide to creating perspective drawings quickly and easily

Basic Perspective Drawing, Fourth Edition continues a long tradition as an accessible, visual guide to help students and professional artists, illustrators, designers, and architects gain a firm and thorough grasp of the important principles and techniques of perspective drawing. Logically moving from simple concepts to specific tools and methods, it uses accessible illustrations to show step by step how to construct perspective views, with graphic examples covering every key part of the process.

This updated Fourth Edition features new material on aerial perspective, updated examples of completed perspective drawings, and the latest information on creating digital perspective drawings. Readers learn by doing with instructional and linear illustrations that enable them to shade sections, highlight lines, and use colored pencils right in the book to practice concepts and processes, making this edition an effective learning tool for coursework and self-study.

Basic Perspective Drawing, Fourth Edition is invaluable for gaining a lifelong foundation for understanding the optical world and how it works.