Product Review

Understanding perspective is within reach!

With Perspective Made Easy: A Step-by-Step Guide, readers of all skill levels can learn how to draw the world around them- everything from cars, rooms, and landscapes to rockets, furniture, and pants- with realistic and convincing depth.

The book starts simple, establishing the basics of perspective with the horizon line and one- and two-point perspective. Then it delves into the trickier stuff, including slopes and tilts, three-point perspective, circles and cylinders, measuring out foreshortened space, and even how to use perspective when drawing people and animals. It also includes a useful flow chart to help artists figure out when to use which perspective system, and tips on how to make your finished drawings look dynamic and convincing.

Each chapter begins with a list of learning objectives, and then delivers useful techniques, the theory behind them, and practical shortcuts whenever possible. There are loads of step-by-step demonstrations, too, including rooms, cars, landscapes, 3-D lettering, and more. Each chapter ends with a review of the essential information to help retention.

A blend of the diagrams and step-by-steps of traditional instruction with a colorful comic book approach, Perspective Made Easy is comprehensive, useful, and fun.