Simplifying perspective : a step-by-step guide for visual artists / Robert Pastrana.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Pastrana, Robert, author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Perspective.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (260 p.)

Edition:

1st edition

Other Title:

Step-by-step guide for visual artists

Place of Publication:

Burlington, Mass. : Focal Press, 2015.

Language Note:

English

System Details:

text file

Summary:

Master the art of linear perspective.If you're an animator, illustrator, comic book artist, game artist or anything in between, you need to be able to create images that accurately and realistically show space, dimension and form. Simplifying Perspective is the one and only guide that thoughtfully and clearly breaks down the principles of perspective into something that's easy to understand and use. With approachable lessons and clear visual step-by-step instruction, Robert Pastrana provides you with powerful techniques that help you turn a troubled drawing into a living, breathing, dimensiona

Contents:

Cover; Half Title; Title; Copyright; Contents; Acknowledgments; Introduction; The Approach of This Book; Who This Book Is For; Some Advice; Chapter 1 - Before We Start; What Perspective Can and Can't Do for You; The Creative Process - Getting from A to Z; Getting the Most out of Perspective; Approaching Your Work; Materials; Chapter 2 - Creating Space; Create Space Any Way You Can; Chapter 3 - Setting It All Up; The Three Rules of Perspective; How Perspective Works; The Vocabulary of Perspective; Seeing It All Together; Chapter 4 - The Cone of Vision; How We See; The Cone of Vision

Finding the Cone of Vision Based on Your Image AreaChapter 5 - The Setup in Action; More Vocabulary; Setting Up Your Forms; Drawing in Perspective; Before You Begin; About the Diagrams; Drawing a Cube in One-Point Perspective; Drawing a Cube in Two-Point Perspective; Chapter 6 - Constructing the Basic Forms; Drawing in Three Dimensions; Before the Basic Forms - The Anatomy of a Square; The Basic Forms; Chapter 7 - Using Grids; Three Ways to Use a Grid; Chapter 8 - Measuring in Perspective; Perspective Is Made for Measuring; All We Need Is a Horizon Line

Using Scale for Faraway Vanishing PointsTransferring Scale in Space; Dividing in Perspective; Transferring Height Anywhere; Transferring Horizontal Scale; Using the Measuring System to Transfer Scale; Chapter 9 - Circles and Ellipses; The Hardest Line Is a Well-Drawn Curve; Understanding Ellipses; Defining a Circle in Perspective; How to Draw an Ellipse; Horizontal Plane Ellipses; Vertical Plane Ellipses; Vertical Ellipses Can't Keep a Secret; Plotting Ellipses - Give Me Points!; Dividing a Circle in Perspective; Chapter 10 - Mastering Slopes; Creating Inclined Planes Using the Basic Forms

Inclined Planes from a Vertical Vanishing LineBuildings on a Hill; Intersecting Slopes; Chapter 11 - Indicating Reflections; Seeing What the Mirror Sees; Seeing beyond the Reflective Surface; Two Kinds of Reflections; Chapter 12 - Casting Shadows; Shadow Setup Basics; Thinking about Light; The Four Shadow Types in Perspective; Drawing the Four Shadow Types; Shadow Cutouts and Floating Objects; Shadows on Vertical Planes; Shadows of Sloping Objects; Cylinders and Spheres Cast Shadows Too; Chapter 13 - Three-Point Perspective; The Mechanics of Three-Point Perspective

Creating the Three-Point SetupSetting Up the Measuring System; Setting Up a Grid in Three-Point Perspective; In Closing; Index

Notes:

Includes index.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

9781138428409

113842840X

9781135036218

1135036217

9780203768808

0203768809

9781135036225

1135036225

OCLC:

958103645