The art of perspective
By: Yves Leblanc ; [translation, Barbara Beeby]
Contributors: Beeby, Barbara
Publisher: New Holland Publishers; New Holland Publishers Ltd.
Published: 2011
Place of publication: London, U.K
Language: eng
Number of pages: 143
ISBN-13: 9781847738158
Subjects: Technique; Perspective; Drawing
Work titles: Art du dessin en perspective
Notes: Includes index.

Translation of: L'art du dessin en perspective.

"English translation, New Holland Publishers Ltd. 2010" -- T.p. verso.
Table of contents: title: The parameters of perspective. The observer and the field of vision ; The surface of reconstruction ; The space to be reconstructed; title: Frontal perspective. Conditions of observation ; A single vanishing point ; Dimensions and scales; title: The "45" points. 45L and 45R ; Distancing of the artist ; Angle of vision ; Intersecting information ; Systematic constructions ; Creating a grid ; Rabatment; title: Horizontal perspective. Conditions of observation ; Reconstructing a right angle ; Multiple orientations ; Inclined planes ; Projecting distance ; Calculating a dimension ; The photogrammetry approach; title: Three-dimensional perspective. Conditions of observation ; Three-dimensional organization of space ; Locating vanishing points ; Harmonizing vanishing points ; The notion of verticality; title: Choices of perspective. Small objects ; Medium-sized objects and figures ; Outdoor scenes ; Indoor spaces; title: Ellipses, shadows, and reflections. Ellipses ; Shadows ; Reflections ; An example in three-dimensional perspective; title: The notion of distancing. Sensory indices ; Positions chosen by the artist ; Geometrical logic ; Breaking down analysis.