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Perspective : from basic to creative / Robert W. Gill.

By: Gill, Robert W.
Material type: TextTextPublisher: London ; New York : Thames & Hudson, 2006Description: 272 p. : ill. ; 25 cm.ISBN: 9780500286074 (pbk.).Subject(s): Perspective
Contents:
1: Basic perspective -- Terms used in perspective projection -- Drawing the perspective: one-point and two-point -- Three-point perspective: objects inclined to the ground plane -- Perspectives with an inclined picture plane -- 2: Creative perspective -- The use of alternative height lines for more complicated shapes -- Regular and irregular shapes -- Perspective drawings with a grid over the plan -- The box method -- Circles, cylinders and spheres -- Reflections -- The use of measuring points -- Shadow projection in perspective drawing -- Short cuts in perspective drawing.
Review: "This book combines Robert W. Gill's two classic volumes - Basic Perspective and Creative Perspective - to provide a complete, clear and simple explanation of the principles of perspective. It demonstrates that an understanding of them - even in our technology-led world - is the key for architects and designers who want to produce great work."--BOOK JACKET.
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"Originally published as two separate volumes, Basic perspective and Creative perspective"--T.p. verso.

Includes index.

1: Basic perspective -- Terms used in perspective projection -- Drawing the perspective: one-point and two-point -- Three-point perspective: objects inclined to the ground plane -- Perspectives with an inclined picture plane -- 2: Creative perspective -- The use of alternative height lines for more complicated shapes -- Regular and irregular shapes -- Perspective drawings with a grid over the plan -- The box method -- Circles, cylinders and spheres -- Reflections -- The use of measuring points -- Shadow projection in perspective drawing -- Short cuts in perspective drawing.

"This book combines Robert W. Gill's two classic volumes - Basic Perspective and Creative Perspective - to provide a complete, clear and simple explanation of the principles of perspective. It demonstrates that an understanding of them - even in our technology-led world - is the key for architects and designers who want to produce great work."--BOOK JACKET.