Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:

Moving logically from simple concepts to specific tools and methods, this book shows how to construct perspective views one step at a time, with illustrated examples that cover every key part of the process.
* Step-by-step instructions make the learning process simpler
* Includes a new chapter on aerial perspective and an updated chapter with examples digital perspective drawings
* It is visually oriented with the author's graphic explanations making the drawing process easy to understand
* The author has also created spare and linear illustrations so the reader can shade sections, highlight lines or use coloured pencils to reinforce concepts and processes

Table of contents provided by Syndetics

• Preface (p. ix)
• 1 Overview (p. 1)
• 2 Rendering Perspective Views from Observed Reality (p. 19)
• 3 Plans, Elevations, and Paraline Projections (p. 26)
• 4 Constructing Perspective Views (p. 36)
• 5 Geometric Tools: Diagonals, Squares, and Cubes (p. 69)
• 6 Sloping Planes and Surfaces (p. 81)
• 7 Circles and Curved Surfaces (p. 95)
• 8 Shadows and Reflections (p. 125)
• 9 Freehand Sketching and Rapid Visualization (p. 145)
• 10 The Figure in Perspective (p. 155)
• 11 Shading and Rendering (p. 163)
• 12 Aerial Perspective (p. 173)
• 13 Perspective Drawing and the Computer (p. 181)
• 14 Examples of Perspective Views (p. 193)
• Appendix (p. 257)
• Index (p. 263)