Perspective Drawing Handbook (Dover Art Instruction)

• Learn the mandatory skills for perspective drawing—Our handbook is packed with more than 150 illustrations accompanied by step-by-step instructions.
• Master the basics—From diminution and foreshortening to convergence, shade and shadow, vanishing points and eye level, our book covers it all! Understand concepts such as appearance versus reality; perspective distortion; determining heights, depths and widths; and the use of circles, cylinders, and cones.
• Targeted instruction—Learn how to achieve the actual form and structure of scenes and objects, and how these scenes and objects change appearance from different viewpoints and lighting conditions, i.e. how three-dimensional “reality” looks, and how it’s best drawn on two-dimensional surfaces.
• An excellent practical reference guide for students in a wide variety of fields—Architecture, Engineering Design, Illustration, Industrial Design, Interior Design, Scenic Design, and even Fine Art.

This handy guide provides numerous insights and shortcuts to drawing and sketching effectively. Describing mandatory skills for beginning and advanced students, the text covers such subjects as diminution, foreshortening, convergence, shade and shadow, and other visual principles of perspective drawing.
Accompanying a concise and thoughtfully written text are more than 150 simply drawn illustrations that depict a sense of space and depth, demonstrate vanishing points and eye level, and explain such concepts as appearance versus reality; perspective distortion; determining heights, depths, and widths; and the use of circles, cylinders, and cones.
Artists, architects, designers, and engineers will find this book invaluable in creating works with convincing perspective.