Perspective for artists Dover publications inc (Dover Publications Inc.)

PART I NATURE'S PERSPECTIVE AS SEEN AND USED DAILY aby PAINTERSI. THE PRINCIPLE OF PERSPECTIVE IN THEORY Visual rays Tracing on glass Perspective termsII. THE RULES OF PERSPECTIVE AND THEIR APPLICATION Receding linesIII.

DEPTHS Division of lines Inclined planes Squares DiagonalsIV. THE USE OF PLANS IN SKETCHING FORESHORTENED SURFACES Squares Pavements Rooms Concentric squaresV. INCLINED PLANES Steps StaircasesVI. INCLINED PLANES-continued Roads Doorways Walls Hayfields Cornfields SeashoreVII.

THE CIRCLE From below In a square Parallel ConcentricVIII. THE CIRCLE-continued Wheels Steps Columns Rooms Niches TowersIX. ARCHES How to draw them Bridges Groined roofsX. HOW TO DRAW CURVES by STRAIGHT LINES Bridges Flowers Foliage Water Heads FiguresXI.

ARCHITECTURE OF THE VILLAGE Roofs Gables Windows Chimneys Church Towers Battlements Steeple Composite pyramidXII. "CONCERNING DOMES, TURRETS AND STEEPLES" Octagonal steeple on square tower Tower and steeple Composite DomesXIII.

PERSPECTIVE OF THE SKY AND SEA Sky Clouds Smoke Sea Distant objectsXIV. PERSPECTIVE OF REFLECTIONS Water Inclined planes Distant objects A punt Arches Rippled water In a mirror RefractionXV. PERSPECTIVE OF SHADOWS From the sun Sun in front Sun behind On one side Artificial lightXVI.

PAVEMENTS "Tiles: Square, Ornamental" Concentric squares Octagonal Hexagon LozengeXVII. PERSPECTIVE OF BOATS AND SHIPPING Guiding points for curves The sketch plan Correct distances Effect of distanceXVIII.

PERSPECTIVE FROM UNUSUAL POINTS OF VIEW From a bridge From an airship Looking at the sky Position of the painter Mural painting "Objects near to, in confined spaces"PART II PERSPECTIVE AS PRACTISED by OTHER NATIONS AND AT OTHER TIMESXIX.

PERSPECTIVE IN GREEK AND ROMAN AND OTHER PAINTINGS Greek Roman Egyptian Early Italian Italian and Dutch SchoolsXX. PERSPECTIVE IN SOME FRENCH AND ENGLISH PAINTINGS Engraving Book illustrating Painting of shipsXXI.

NOTES ON THE PERSPECTIVE OF THE JAPANESEPART III MECHANICAL PERSPECTIVEXXII. MECHANICAL PERSPECTIVE: INTRODUCTION Architecture Plan and elevation HeightsXXIII. MECHANICAL PERSPECTIVE-continued To find the depth of a house Practical and mechanical perspective Perspective of a shipAPPENDIX.I.

Enlarging a sketchII. To divide a line in given proportionsIII. To transfer the division of a line To estimate the measurements of a canvas proportionately larger or smallerBIBLIOGRAPHYINDEX