Perspective Drawing Handbook (Dover Art Instruction)
by Joseph D'Amelio, Art Instruction
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Author: Art Instruction, Joseph D'AmelioEdition: Paperback
Audio: English (Unknown); English (Original Language); English (Published)
Published: 2004-05-17
ISBN: 0486432084
Number of pages: 96
Publisher: Dover Publications
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Book Review: Excellent!... It's my #1 choice in my Top 3 perspective books...
Summary: 5 Stars
This is currently my favorite perspective book! My Top 3 being: Perspective Drawing Handbook; Perspective Made Easy; and then Perspective! for Comic Book Artists. Perspective Drawing Handbook is my favorite because it's clear, concise, slim & to the point. It's very enlightening! In my opinion, Joseph D' Amelio was a genius in his understanding of perspective & his ability to communicate this to others. Because this book is so slim, clear & reasonably priced, I would highly recommend this to anyone & *everyone* interested in learning about perspective-based drawing. Even if it doesn't become your favorite overall, it's certainly worth having in your collection, as perspective is such a difficult topic that it's really best to buy a number of books. And if you're going to buy a number of books, it would help to know which are the *best* while at the same time being reasonably priced. This is at the top of my list! Three-point perspective *is* covered here, although he mostly avoids this term and instead calls this "looking up & down". It's simplistic in its approach, but that's what great teachers are about: taking difficult concepts & making them easy to understand. The writing can be a little stiff, but this book relies mostly on visuals, which is exactly what I prefer! There really aren't that many words here, especially when compared to another book I recently bought: Creative Perspective for Artists and Illustrators. If you think Perspective Drawing Handbook is a bit too wordy, than you'd definitely want to stay away from Creative Perspective! Perspective Drawing Handbook: my highest recommendation!
Summary of Perspective Drawing Handbook (Dover Art Instruction)
Concise, thoughtfully written text on drawing and sketching, accompanied by more than 150 simply drawn illustrations, provides important information on such subjects as diminution, foreshortening, convergence, shade and shadow, and other visual principles of perspective. Illustrations depict a sense of space and depth, demonstrate vanishing points and eye level.
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