The Urban Sketching Handbook: Understanding Perspective: Easy Techniques for Mastering

Agoodsketchstartswithgoodbones.Oftenchallengingandoverwhelmingtosketchers,thefourthbookintheUrbanSketchingHandbookseriesusesdrawingsandsimplestepstoexplaintheconceptsofperspectiveinpracticalandusefulwaysforon-sitesketching.Mostbooksareeithertooabstractordon\'tprovideenoughinformationthatrelatestowhatyouactuallydowhenyou\'reoutinthebusy,wideworldabouttostartadrawing.Wheredoyoustart?Howdoyoueditwhatyouseetoflattenandshrinkitontoyourpaper?Howdoesperspectivework?TheUrbanSketchingHandbook:UnderstandingPerspectivehelpsyoulearntothinklikeanarchitect,todrawbuildingsandspacesbyreducingwhatyouseetosimple,basicshapes,thenaddinglayersinsimplesteps,andfinallyfinishingyoursketchwithdetail,tone,andcolor--inaccurateperspective.Fullofhelpfultips,architectandillustrator,StephanieBowerevende-constructssketchestoshowyouhowtocreatethem!Onceyouunderstandperspective,itwillchangethewayyouseetheworld--you\'llseeperspectiveeverywhere.Someofthekeyconceptsexploredinthisvolumeare:BasicTermsBasicSpatialPrinciplesTypesofPerspectiveBuildingaSketchinLayersSpecialConditions