{"product_id":"perspective-in-action-isbn-9781607749462","title":"Perspective in Action","description":"\u003cb\u003eUsing a fun and accessible graphic novel format, \u003ci\u003ePerspective in Action \u003c\/i\u003efeatures 33 easy-to-follow demonstrations to teach artists the major discoveries in perspective. \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePerspective is a fundamental element in the development of art and for understanding spatial relationships, but it is an underserved topic in the world of art instruction. Author and artist David Chelsea takes readers through the major perspective-related developments in history, teaching them how to re-create these same experiments by leading artists in all fields (including drawing, painting, and sculpture). Covering a wide-range of mediums (pen and ink, paint, chalk, digital art, woodwork, and more), \u003ci\u003ePerspective in Action \u003c\/i\u003egives readers a more hands-on approach to perspective, as opposed to the usual theoretical presentations found in other books.\u003cb\u003e CONTENTS\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Introduction.........................1\u003cbr\u003e 1 • Basics...........................3\u003cbr\u003e 2 • Beginnings.......................17\u003cbr\u003e 3 • Anamorphosis...................29\u003cbr\u003e 4 • Cabinets of Wonder...............59\u003cbr\u003e 5 • Six-Point Perspective............85\u003cbr\u003e 6 • Stereo Perspective...............113\u003cbr\u003e 7 • Motion Perspective..............155\u003cbr\u003e Conclusion........................169\"Cleverly packaged in a graphic novel format, artist Chelsea's (Perspective! For Comic Book Artists) book covers all aspects of simple perspective drawing and depicts its more complex applications. Step-by-step sketching exercises, craft projects, and experiments re-creating historical breakthroughs in the form. This guide shows how to draw in one-, two-, three-, six-, and multiple-point perspective and how to build a camera obscura, an Ames room, and a cabinet of wonder. A chapter on motion perspective demystifies the science behind realistic animation. Chapters on distorted perspective and stereo vision are also included. \u003cb\u003eVERDICT\u003c\/b\u003e This fun-to-read guide is best suited to readers of intermediate artistic skill level.\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e—\u003ci\u003eLibrary Journal\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \"This is a welcome, exhaustive introduction to the underlying structure of any drawing. It's like a lesson in perspective from Winsor McCay. It's about time we had a very human guide like this. Even old pros will use it.\"\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003e—Will Eisner, creator of \u003ci\u003eThe Spirit\u003c\/i\u003e and author of \u003ci\u003eComics and Sequential Art \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \"Perspective is the power to create worlds. Now, thanks to David Chelsea's Perspective! for Comic Book Artists, you can make that power your own. Don't miss this chance to master in a day what others have taken years to learn. You will never find a better book on this subject.\"\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003e—Scott McCloud, creator of \u003ci\u003eZot!\u003c\/i\u003e and author of \u003ci\u003eUnderstanding Comics\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\"\u003ci\u003ePerspective in Action\u003c\/i\u003e is the most wide-ranging and authoritative book on perspective I've ever seen. David Chelsea examines every aspect of the subject imaginable, presenting it all in a graphic novel format that is both engrossing and easy to understand. For those who are serious about mastering perspective, this book is essential.\"\u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003e  —Mark Crilley, author of \u003ci\u003eThe Realism Challenge, The Drawing Lesson, Manga Art\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eMastering Manga\u003c\/i\u003e and creator of Akiko\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/b\u003eDAVID CHELSEA has been a commercial artist for more than 30 years, and his work has appeared in hundreds of publications including the \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Wall Street Journal\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe New York Press\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eSeattle Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eChicago Tribune\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eReader's Digest\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eBoston Phoenix\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003ePortland Monthly\u003c\/i\u003e. He is the author of the graphic novels \u003ci\u003eDavid Chelsea in Love\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eWelcome to the Zone\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eSnow Angel\u003c\/i\u003e; two volumes of his collected \"24 Hour Comics;\" and the how-to books \u003ci\u003ePerspective! for Comic Book Artists\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eExtreme Perspective! for Artists.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cb\u003e INTRODUCTION\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Perspective has given me wings as an artist, and it has been my joy over the past two decades to share my knowledge of it with readers. In my previous books, \u003ci\u003ePerspective! for Comic Book Artists \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eExtreme Perspective! For Artists\u003c\/i\u003e, I lifted up the hood and showed you the inner mechanics of perspective. Now let’s take it for a spin and see how fast the thing will go. We’ll need to pack a little heavier on this trip, so in addition to the standard pencils, rulers, and paper, you’ll need to get comfortable with compasses, light tables, foam core board, and more. We won’t just be drawing perspective on paper; we’ll be learning how to create interesting projects, murals, and simple animations. Some of this material may already seem familiar. While I touched lightly on anamorphosis (a distorted form of drawing requiring the viewer to occupy a specific vantage point to reconstitute the image) and spherical perspective in my previous book, \u003ci\u003eExtreme Perspective!\u003c\/i\u003e, they seemed to call for fuller explanation, and they get it in this book. A couple of topics that have long intrigued me, stereo perspective and motion perspective, also get a thorough exploration. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e I have tried to keep the theoretical and mathematical aspects of the subject to a minimum in this book, and to provide details and exact instruction in how to create each project described, with a full list of materials. Hopefully, by the end of it, you will have a good enough understanding of the basic principles to create new and unique perspective projects of your own.","brand":"Watson-Guptill","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46299806793957,"sku":"NP9781607749462","price":22.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1842\/7735\/files\/9781607749462.jpg?v=1767734684","url":"https:\/\/k12savings.com\/es\/products\/perspective-in-action-isbn-9781607749462","provider":"K12savings","version":"1.0","type":"link"}