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Perspective 101
... that which creates a sense of depth in a picture
by Valerie Woelk © 2006
This book stems from my personal need to improve my own drawing skills. After a totally frustrating unsuccessful search for a thorough reference book on the subject, I started researching and collecting all the information I could find out about the subject. This obsession has occupied more than a decade of my life and now it has become quite an enjoyment... even some kind of an adventure for me. Those are the thoughts behind the creation of this thorough reference book about perspective drawing procedures. Perspective 101.
Perspective is artistic knowledge that is totally necessary as a foundation to build drawing and painting skills correctly later-on. Perspective 101 is a complete reference text/workbook built from a comprehensive study of the subject, presented visually with minimal verbal explanation. The textbook is a study of the subject with the workbook that presents exercises allowing practice of the theory and concepts, then presenting the more challenging lessons with each chapter.
There are many perspective books written but they tend to cover only narrow specialized parts of the subject. This one is different, it is a thorough visual reference partnered with a workbook full of exercises that tests and challenges the reader to practice and comprehend the technical information presented. My previous construction experience working with blueprints and shop drawings combined with graphic design work and the visual arts painting I do now, have made my lesson drawings easier for students to understand. I am hoping to make a hard-to-understand subject easier, and therefore improve the quality of art globally in the future.
You may ask why? Well...
I benefit greatly whenever showing steps on this subject to others, as it increases my comprehension of a subject that used to be totally foreign to me. If you want to understand something thoroughly, try to teach it to someone else. It is a win, win situation for me spurring me ever forward finishing and improving on this manuscript. Feel free to contact me with your thoughts as I truly enjoy the interaction. Thank you for coming, and if you like what I have done, please ask about online courses, you may be surprised to find out how affordable they are. Please be sure to sign up for the mailing list for notificatin when the book is published and available to purchase.