Basic Perspective

This companion volume to TCreative Perspective' explores the basic concepts of the issue that it is impossible to look at an object without being aware of the existence of perspective, the optical effect which gives a sense of distance and solidity to what is seen. The book explains the principles that govern perspective drawing. It commences with an explanation of the technical terms, and then goes on to deal with one-point and two-point perspective drawing, and three-point perspective with objects inclined to the ground plane. Includes 83 illustrations and an index. Would be of interest to architectural students, draughtsmen and industrial designers. The author has written a companion volume TCreative Perspective' and TThe Thames and Hudson Manual of Rendering with Pen and Ink'.Gill, Robert W. is the author of 'Basic Perspective' with ISBN 9780500270431 and ISBN 0500270430.