Table of Contents

Preface. Chapter 1 Overview. Chapter 2 Rendering Perspective Views from Obscured Reality. Chapter 3 Plans, Elevations, and Paraline Projections. Chapter 4 Constructing Perspective Views. Chapter 5 Geometric Tools: Diagonals, Squares, and Cubes. Chapter 6 Sloping Planes and Surfaces. Chapter 7 Circles and Curved Surfaces. Chapter 8 Shadows and Reflections. Chapter 9 Freehand Sketching and Rapid Visualization. Chapter 10 The Figure in Perspective. Chapter 11 Shading and Rendering. Chapter 12 Aerial Perspective. Chapter 13 Perspective Drawing and The Computer. Appendix A: Examples of Perspective Views. Appendix B: Notes on Studying and Teaching. Perspective Drawing. Index.

About the Author

JOHN MONTAGUE, PhD , is Professor Emeritus of Design and Technology at Buffalo State College in Buffalo, New York.