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Basic Perspective Drawing: A Visual Approach, 3rd Edition

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I got this book because I had a floor plan that I wanted to make into a 3D or at least 2D home elevation. I've never taken a drawing course and before this, everything I drew was rubbery or floating. :-)

I found this book to be a great help, even in drawing circles, cylinders and curves. It explains shading and light sources, multiple vanishing points, intersecting just about anything and even gives you an idea of how to draw unique shapes in a 3D perspective. All the examples are step-by-step progressions of each concept and really show you how to do it.

You don't have to know sines and cosines, and you don't need a compass or protractor (although they might help). All you need is a pencil, ruler and eraser.

About 85% of the book is dedicated to shapes and structures, but there are also examples of furniture, cars and even people.

An excellent starting point for drawing in perspective.

For some reason, perspective is the boogey-man of many people learning to draw. It doesn't have to be that way. This book will help you put that sense of solidity and reality into a drawing.

This book gives a clear, step by step introduction to the basics of drawing in perspective. Interior and exterior; 1-, 2-, and 3-point; they're all here. The techniques are all graphical, and require only basic ability to handle simple drafting tools.

As the title says, this covers just the basics. It covers them thoroughly, so the hard-working reader should come away from it with very usable skills.

I have trouble getting things in perspective - especially when I start adding other buildings or objects that come in at different angles. This book is great because it gives 1, 2, and 3 point perspectives, contrast and tonal shading techniques, projections for plans, practice object drawings with curves and landscape drawings. It even gives example of people proportions, and movements, and clothing. I have been looking for a book like this for awhile. It is very easy to follow and it really has every aspect covered. A great foundation to build upon.

This is one of the best and most informative books on the subject of perspective I've read or studied. Thank you very much for making this book available.

This book is the perfect perspective guide and reference. Great for beginners and knowledgeable alike. I highly recommend this book.

I've had my copy for several months now, and it's well worn and thoroughly digested by now. This is an excellent book on perspective, which can at times be a difficult concept to master. The book is well written, with clear instruction and equally clear illustrations. I also picked up Perspective for Artists by Rex Vicant Cole, which you should also seriously consider because it adds so much more to a thorough understanding of perspective. Also very helpful to me have been They Art of Perspective and Perspective Secrets by Phil Metzger, and The Complete Guide to Perspective by John Raynes. All four of these books dovetail nicely and it is really worthwhile buying all four.

I needed this book for one of my college classes and the Amazon price was almost 3/4 cheaper then in the schools book store. This book was only used for about 3-4 months and from what I saw from the textbook... it was great. I learned a lot and I might keep it around just in case I need it for a future math class. But overall, I give it an A...

Book is very much in good shape and delivery was much sooner than I expected which was critical since I need it to do my work.

when I was ordering this book, it mentioned 5 to 7 business days. then after almost 1 and half months, I got this package. In the meaning, I tracked the shipment. it was transferred to different locations, even don't know why so simple one book needs to several transfers.I had to write two times to ask where is my book. anyway, I will not buy anything from this company.