Perspective Sketching: Freehand and Digital Drawing Techniques for Artists & Designers

by Jorge Paricio

Go beyond the horizon with Perspective Sketching . This book offers a command of the basic principles of perspective that is essential to creating dynamic, plausible compositions. With a user-friendly approach, this step-by-step guide will help you master the basics like scale drawing, contour line drawing, linear perspective, tone and texture, and more. Freehand skills like intuitive perspective and concept sketching help you to deepen your technique. Artist and designer Jorge Paricio also includes lessons on working with 3-D modeling in SketchUp and painting in Photoshop and provides a full chapter in blending traditional hand skills with digital media. This effective technique that draws on a broad sense of artistic qualities, coupled with mastering perspective, creates a sketching book unlike any other.

Genres: Art, Drawing, Nonfiction, Reference, Design

224 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 2015

Reviews

[Mya · Rating 3 out of 5]

I really hoped this book would help me with drawing things perspective but it didn't. It has mostly to do with how to render your drawing so it looks 3d and from a designer point of view. Lots of pictures and examples but not enough explaining. I just think that I'm not the target audience for this so I won't give it a lower rating but I really didn't like it.

[Krzysztof Mathews · Rating 5 out of 5]

An excellent resource that provides a wealth of good examples and well documented process. Definitely a useful text for anyone interested in technical drawing and illustration.

[Cin · Rating 3 out of 5]

Doesn’t really teach you about drawing perspective freehand, the pictures are pretty though

[CC Crum · Rating 3 out of 5]

Would have enjoyed some exercises in the book, too product designy for me.

[James · Rating 4 out of 5]

Some helpful drawings to see perspective. Most of it more technical than I know what to do with.

[Sweetpea · Rating 5 out of 5]

I received a free copy of this book from the GoodReads First Reads giveaways in exchange for an honest review. A step-by-step guide to learning various drawing techniques. Really interesting book.

[James · Rating 3 out of 5]

A good general work on the subject with a fair amount of computer examples, these portions will be obsolete in a few years.