Perspective for Artists

Depth, perspective of sky and sea, shadows, much more, not usually covered. 391 diagrams, 81 reproductions of drawings and paintings.

PART I NATURE'S PERSPECTIVE AS SEEN AND USED DAILY BY PAINTERS
I. THE PRINCIPLE OF PERSPECTIVE IN THEORY
    Visual rays
    Tracing on glass
    Perspective terms
II. THE RULES OF PERSPECTIVE AND THEIR APPLICATION
    Receding lines
III. DEPTHS
    Division of lines
    Inclined planes
    Squares
    Diagonals
IV. THE USE OF PLANS IN SKETCHING FORESHORTENED SURFACES
    Squares
    Pavements
    Rooms
    Concentric squares
V. INCLINED PLANES
    Steps
    Staircases
VI. INCLINED PLANES-continued
    Roads
    Doorways
    Walls
    Hayfields
    Cornfields
    Seashore
VII. THE CIRCLE
    From below
    In a square
    Parallel
    Concentric
VIII. THE CIRCLE-continued
    Wheels
    Steps
    Columns
    Rooms
    Niches
    Towers
IX. ARCHES
    How to draw them
    Bridges
    Groined roofs
X. HOW TO DRAW CURVES BY STRAIGHT LINES
    Bridges
    Flowers
    Foliage
    Water
    Heads
    Figures
XI. ARCHITECTURE OF THE VILLAGE
    Roofs
    Gables
    Windows
    Chimneys
    Church
    Towers
    Battlements
    Steeple
    Composite pyramid
XII. "CONCERNING DOMES, TURRETS AND STEEPLES"
    Octagonal steeple on square tower
    Tower and steeple
    Composite Domes
XIII. PERSPECTIVE OF THE SKY AND SEA
    Sky
    Clouds
    Smoke
    Sea
    Distant objects
XIV. PERSPECTIVE OF REFLECTIONS
    Water
    Inclined planes
    Distant objects
    A punt
    Arches
    Rippled water
    In a mirror
    Refraction
XV. PERSPECTIVE OF SHADOWS
    From the sun
    Sun in front
    Sun behind
    On one side
    Artificial light
XVI. PAVEMENTS
    "Tiles: Square, Ornamental"
    Concentric squares
    Octagonal
    Hexagon
    Lozenge
XVII. PERSPECTIVE OF BOATS AND SHIPPING
    Guiding points for curves
    The sketch plan
    Correct distances
    Effect of distance
XVIII. 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 TIMES
XIX. PERSPECTIVE IN GREEK AND ROMAN AND OTHER PAINTINGS
    Greek
    Roman
    Egyptian
    Early Italian
    Italian and Dutch Schools
XX. PERSPECTIVE IN SOME FRENCH AND ENGLISH PAINTINGS
    Engraving
    Book illustrating
    Painting of ships
XXI. NOTES ON THE PERSPECTIVE OF THE JAPANESE
PART III MECHANICAL PERSPECTIVE
XXII. MECHANICAL PERSPECTIVE: INTRODUCTION
    Architecture
    Plan and elevation
    Heights
XXIII. MECHANICAL PERSPECTIVE-continued
    To find the depth of a house
    Practical and mechanical perspective
    Perspective of a ship
APPENDIX.
I. Enlarging a sketch
II. To divide a line in given proportions
III. To transfer the division of a line
  To estimate the measurements of a canvas proportionately larger or smaller
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