The Artist's Guide to Perspective - Softcover

Shearer, Janet

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1843306867 ISBN 13: 9781843306863

Verlag: New Holland Publishers Ltd, 2005

Inhaltsangabe

Master the technique of perspective--an essential skill in producing well-constructed, realistic art. Janet Shearer, well-known worldwide for her skillful trompe l'oeil murals, demystifies the subject and teaches every aspect of the art. First, grasp the basic principles through a series of simple and fun exercises. Then, move on to more advanced procedures such as picture planes, vanishing points, aerial perspective, and foreshortening. Finally, use your newly learned knowledge to construct a plan for a large piece of work. Written in a lighthearted and informative style, this is a great resource for anyone looking to paint with structure and consistency.

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Reseña del editor

In order to draw or paint anything successfully, an artist needs a good understanding of perspective, but it is a subject that most people seem to find very confusing and challenging. In stark contrast to other books on the market, "The Artist's Guide to Perspective" demystifies this subject and explains it in a clear, accessible way. Before pencil is put to paper, a series of simple exercises, which purely involve 'looking', enables readers to discover the basic principles of perspective for themselves; observing and understanding. The book then builds on these fundamentals, clearly progressing through the chapters covering picture planes, vanishing points, and aerial perspective and foreshortening, culminating in how to produce a projection for a large piece of work. Sequences of colour photographs and clearly sketched diagrams accompany the exercises and information, so there is always a visual to back up the points being made. This book is for anyone who wants to draw or paint with the benefit of sound knowledge, method and consistency, in order to produce realistic, well thought-out work.

Biografía del autor

Born into a family of architects, Janet Shearer originally trained as a painter before becoming a model and moving into the film world as an art director and set designer. She is now well-known and much in demand for her trompe l'oeil paintings and her work has been featured in a range of interior design publications. She runs regular trompe l'oeil painting courses at her studio in Cornwall, England, teaching beginners valuable basic drawing skills and extending the abilities of those who are already experienced artists.

Details zur Ausgabe

• Verlag: New Holland Publishers Ltd
• Erscheinungsdatum: 2005
• Sprache: Englisch
• ISBN 10: 1843306867
• ISBN 13: 9781843306863
• Einband: Tapa blanda
• Anzahl der Seiten: 96
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