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Perspective Made Easy
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Author: Ernest R. Norling
Publisher: Dover Publications
Category: Book

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Avg. Customer Rating: 4.5 out of 5 stars(25 reviews)
Sales Rank: 12076

Languages: English (Original Language), English (Unknown), English (Published)
Media: Paperback
Number Of Items: 1
Pages: 224
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.7
Dimensions (in): 8.3 x 5.4 x 0.7

ISBN: 0486404730
Dewey Decimal Number: 742
EAN: 9780486404738
ASIN: 0486404730

Publication Date: January 19, 1999
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Editorial Reviews:

Product Description
Perspective is easy; yet, surprisingly few artists know the simple rules that make it so. Now they can remedy that situation with this step-by-step book, the first devoted entirely to clarifying the laws of perspective. Using over 250 simple line drawings, the author leads the reader through every important concept. 256 illustrations.



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4 out of 5 stars good basic instruction   August 12, 2008
A good read, reiterates the importance of perspective for the amateur sketcher..very easy to understand and incorporate the principles in my work.


5 out of 5 stars the title says it all   August 11, 2008
first off, I'm not an artist.
I wanted to learn perspective for drawing construction details.
I've had a book for years that I've tried to read at various times but could not make any sense out of it. It's called "perspective for artists".
This book came up as a recommended book for me and I decided to give perspective another shot.
I'd glad I did. This book is awesome. The material is presented simply and clearly. For the first time I feel I have a good, solid, beginner's understanding of perspective that I have been able to instantly use in my drawings.



5 out of 5 stars My review   June 19, 2008
Even though it does not appeat to the eye at first, the content is very, very good and teaches a lot.
I keep it close and refer to it every time I have some difficulty while drawing in perspective.



2 out of 5 stars Not for Interior Design   June 17, 2008
  0 out of 1 found this review helpful

This book just wasn't for me. Maybe I expected too much after reading all the praise for this book. But I found the explanations insufficient, most of the time I had to look at the little drawings and try to figure it out myself.

There's not much in terms of interior design, which is what I would like to sharpen my drawing skills for. At one point, Norling gives a drawing of a box, and then he tells you to turn it, so it becomes a room and you can place furniture in it. But how??

In my opinion, the book lacks clear instructions and step-by-step drawings.

I expected more, maybe I'll find it in Pile's book.



2 out of 5 stars Elementary   May 28, 2008
  2 out of 3 found this review helpful

This book is extremely elementary; it's truly for somebody who has no art experience at all. If you are an Interior Designer looking for a book on perspective drawings chances are you already know way more than this book has to offer. I would recommend Perspective for Interior Designers by John Pile, it's extensive yet very clear and concise.


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