Perspective for the Beginning Artist: More than 40 techniques for understanding the principles of perspective
Author: Braunstein, MercedesBrand: Walter Foster PublishingFeatures: Orders are despatched from our UK warehouse next working day.Binding: PaperbackNumber Of Pages: 128Release Date: 04-01-2016Details: Product Description For an artist, the first step toward creating a realistic drawing is learning how to "see" a subject. Perspective is an essential tool for artists of every medium, helping to transfer the three-dimensional world onto a two-dimensional canvas. Beginning with a basic overview of how perspective works, Perspective for the Beginning Artist introduces aspiring artists to the differences between one-, two-, and three-point perspective, as well as methods of how to measure and divide areas of a subject or scene proportionally. Using basic lessons of depth and distance, artists can practice their own perspective drawings with step-by-step instructions for still life, architecture, and landscapes and apply their newfound knowledge to create realistic and proportionate artwor