Perspective Made Easy: (Dover Art Instruction)

Perspective, the author tells us, is easy; yet surprisingly few artists are aware of the simple rules that make it so. This easy-to-follow book - the first devoted entirely to clarifying the laws of perspective - remedies the situation. In it, the author uses over 250 simple line drawings to illustrate the concepts involved. Beginning with clear, concise, immediately applicable discussions of the horizon, vanishing point, and the crucial relationship of eye level to perspective drawing, you'll learn how to place figures and objects in a drawing, depict interiors, create shade and shadows, and achieve all the other elements necessary for a successful perspective drawing. By repeatedly stressing important points, Mr. Norling teaches you to make them second-nature. Moreover, his approach is so simple and direct that no matter how little raw talent or experience you have, you will soon be able to apply these techniques almost instinctively. Mastery of perspective is a basic skill every artist must have. This simple, nontechnical guide will enable you to master its essentials in a relatively short time. Clear and concise, this book is an essential addition to any artist's bookshelf.

Table of Contents:
FOREWORD STEP ONE The Horizon The Vanishing Point The Eye-Level STEP TWO The Eye-Level and Its Relationship to Perspective Drawing STEP THREE Parallel lines as We Seem Them Parallel Lines Related to One-Point Perspective STEP FOUR The Three Sets of Parallels Locating the Point and the Eye-Level STEP FIVE The Two Vanishing Points "The "Height" Lines" STEP SIX Placing the Two Vanishing Points The Error of Close Spacing STEP SEVEN Showing How the Vanishing Points Move in Relationship to One Another STEP EIGHT Building Perspective with Bricks STEP NINE Placing Figures and Objects in a Drawing STEP TEN Center of Interest Changing the View Roofs in Perspective STEP ELEVEN Interiors Placing of Furniture STEP TWELVE Finding the Center Dividing Spaces into Halves Practical Applications STEP THIRTEEN Cylinders in Perspective Drawing Ellipses STEP FOURTEEN Practical Uses of Cylinders in Drawing Dividing the Circle STEP FIFTEEN Dividing a Surface in Perspective Drawing a Checkerboard STEP SIXTEEN Shade and Shadow STEP SEVENTEEN Reflections STEP EIGHTEEN Unusual Perspective Up-and-Down Points Examples STEP NINETEEN Perspective Downhill Perspective Uphill The False Eye-Level STEP TWENTY Mechanical Perspective