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The Art of Perspective Phil Metzger Digital PDF
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The Art of Perspective Phil Metzger Digital PDF
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THE ART OF PERSPECTIVE
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WHAT IS PERSPECTIVE? 9
PART 2
LINEAR PERSPECTIVE:
A Few Simple Rules
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NATURAL
PERSPECTIVE Draw and Paint
What You See
CHAPTER ONE
ATMOSPHERIC
PERSPECTIVE
DISTANT HILLS
DISTANT BUILDINGS
STAGING: RECEDING WOODS
USING COMPLEMENTARY COLORS
ADVANCING AND RECEDING COLORS
ABOUT THOSE RULES
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CHAPTER TWO
DETAIL
AND EDGES
WHERE’S YOUR EOCUS?
CHOOSE THE MEDIUM TO SUIT YOUR GOAL
CAPTURING DETAIL WITH PENCIL
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EVEN STILL LILES NEED DEPTH
TRY THIS
CHAPTER THREE
SIZE, SPACING
AND OVERLAP
HOW WE SEE SIZE AND SPACING
MAKE SIZE AND SPACING WORK EORYOU
HOWTO MEASURE
OTHER MEASURING TECHNIQUES
SIZING THINGS UP
EXAMPLES OE DIMINISHING SIZE AND SPACING
HOW OVERLAP WORKS
TRY THIS
THE IMPORTANCE OE SCALE
CONNECTIONS BETWEEN
OVERLAPPING OBJECTS
CHAPTER FOUR
VALUES AND
SHADOWS
KINDS OF SHADOWS
SHADING
CAST SHADOWS
AIMING YOUR SHADOWS
MODELS HELP MAKE CONVINCING SHADOWS
TRY THIS
VALUE CHANGES ADD DEPTH
REFLECTED LIGHT AND COLOR
WHAT AFFECTS A CAST SHADOW?
LINEAR
PERSPECTIVE A Few Simple Rules
Open Lots of Doors
CHAPTER FIVE
ONE-POINT
PERSPECTIVE
WHAT IS ONE-POINT LINEAR PERSPECTIVE?
EYE LEVEL
WHY EYE LEVEL IS IMPORTANT
USING BOXES TO DRAW OBJECTS
IN PERSPECTIVE
VANISHING POINTS
BOXES FROM ALL ANGLES
AN EXAMPLE OE ONE-POINT PERSPECTIVE
RENAISSANCE EXAMPLES OE
ONE-POINT PERSPECTIVE
NOT AN EXACT SCIENCE
CHAPTER SIX
TWO-POINT
PERSPECTIVE
LOCATING VANISHING POINTS
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USING DIAGONALS TO DIVIDE SPACE
LINEAR PERSPECTIVE OVER SHORT DISTANCES
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CURVES IN
PERSPECTIVE
THE SIMPLEST CURVE; A CIRCLE
ANATOMY OF AN ELLIPSE
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RELATING ELLIPSES TO EYE LEVEL
ELLIPSES: PAT OR THIN’
CYLINDERS
FINDING CYLINDERS AROUND US
FORESHORTENING
DRAWING CURVED OBJECTS
PUTTING CURVES IN BOXES
WHAT ARE REFLECTIONS?
DIFFERENT POSITIONS, DIFFERENT
REFLECTIONS
HOW REFLECTIONS BEHAVE
TRY THIS
TRY THIS
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HARD AND SOFT REFLECTIONS
WHY REFLECTIONS GET LONG
REFLECTIONS IN CURVED SURFACES
REFRACTION
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LINEAR
PERSPECTIVE
Special Problems
DORMERS
TAKEITEASY
TILE FLOORS
TILE FLOORS AT AN ANGLE
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CONCLUSION
INDIRECT CAST SHADOW: A
OBLIQUE PERSPECTIVE: SeeTwo-
ONE-POINT PERSPECTIVE:
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