Basic Perspective Drawing: A Visual Approach, 5th Edition

Basic Perspective Drawing: A Visual Approach, 5th Edition gives students of all types the techniques and basic principles of perspective drawing. The information in the text is presented in an easy to understand, clear manner with accompanying illustrations to provide instruction on how students can design perspective views one step at a time.

The content is organized in a way that will meet the needs of design and art students. The text is also filled with examples of perspectives applicable to architecture students as well as interior design students. This edition has been updated and revised to include material on rapid visualization and sketching. The text also includes additional step-by-step examples of drawing perspective views. Online supplemental material is also included for course outlines, illustrated examples and student exercises throughout the 304 pages.

Table of Contents:

• Chapter 1: Overview.
• Chapter 2: Rendering Perspective Views from Obscured Reality.
• Chapter 3: Plans, Elevations, and Paraline Projections.
• Chapter 4: Constructing Perspective Views.
• Chapter 5: Geometric Tools; Diagonals, Squares, and Cubes.
• Chapter 6: Sloping Planes and Surfaces.
• Chapter 7: Circles and Curved Surfaces.
• Chapter 8: Shadows and Reflections.
• Chapter 9: Freehand Sketching and Rapid Visualization.
• Chapter 10: The Figure in Perspective.
• Chapter 11: Shading and Rendering.
• Chapter 12: Aerial Perspective.
• Chapter 13: Perspective Drawing and the Computer.
• Chapter 14: Step by Step Construction and Analysis.