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Vanishing Point: Perspective for Comics from the Ground Up [Paperback]

Jason Cheeseman-Meyer
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Book Description

25 Jan 2008
Master perspective like the pros! Vanishing Point shows you how to conquer the fundamentals of perspective drawing and then equips you with technical tricks and tools that make dynamic and complex scenes a snap. This complete guide helps you build your understanding of perspective to an intuitive level so you can draw anything you can imagine. Inside you'll find:
  • Complete instruction on drawing in one-, two- and three-point perspective and four- and five-point curvilinear perspective (where "straight" lines are drawn as curves). Curvilinear perspective has not been taught in any other perspective book - until now!
  • Full-color, step-by-step demonstrations move you beyond the theories and let you practice the techniques in real scenes.
  • A special chapter on drawing curves helps you break out of the box and draw cylinders, ellipses, cars and, most importantly, people in perfect perspective.
  • Shortcuts and tips show you how to create believable perspective in no time flat.
No matter what your skill level, Vanishing Point offers you a new way of looking at perspective and lets you draw as though you have decades of drawing experience - even if you don't. You'll learn everything you need to know to pour your imagination on the page with power and confidence.

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Product details

  • Paperback: 128 pages
  • Publisher: IMPACT Books; illustrated edition edition (25 Jan 2008)
  • Language: English
  • ISBN-10: 1581809549
  • ISBN-13: 978-1581809541
  • Product Dimensions: 21.6 x 0.9 x 27.9 cm
  • Average Customer Review: 4.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (11 customer reviews)
  • Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 22,220 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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'the advice in this tome is both practical and useful for any artist who enjoys painting from interesting perspectives' --Corel Painter

About the Author

Jason Cheeseman-Meyer is a professional artist who draws from his art, math, teaching and writing backgrounds for his expertise on perspective for comics and fantasy art. He knows how to approach technical subjects and present them in easy-to-understand formats. A Magna Cum Laude graduate of Oberlin College and the Otis College of Art and Design, he has written and edited teaching manuals, and has been working on the subject of curvilinear perspective for eight years, creating a practical system for drawing and teaching it.

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15 of 15 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars Good for artists of all skill levels 13 April 2009
By Parka HALL OF FAME TOP 50 REVIEWER
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For comic artists who want to start on perspective, this is the book for you. This is a step-by-step tutorial book that teaches perspective drawing, specifically for comics. And that means creating perspective from concept rather than observation.

It explains all the foundational perspective rules (those point perspectives, drawing eclipses etc.), as well as tips on drawing characters in perspective. The explanations are simple and illustrated examples clear.

This book even teaches curvilinear perspective, where "straight" lines are drawn as curves, such as the cover illustration. This is more commonly used in comic books and are not taught in other basic perspective books. In photographic terms, this is the fish-eye effect.

Right at the end are pages of tricks and techniques aimed at solving perspective problems, such as fixing distortions, good places to place vanishing points etc.

This is a recommended book for artists at all skill levels.

There are more pictures of the book on my blog. Just visit my Amazon profile for the link.
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10 of 10 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars vanishing point review 21 May 2009
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I have always doodled (mostly when i'm on the phone) but never really tried my hand at anything you would call art. When the urge to try became too much, this is where i turned, and i'm glad this was my choice.
Even though i have no proir experience with drawing\art i found that even after doing a few of the exercises in the book, i was actually producing quality city-scape images.The simple clean layout of the book, easy language and the way the exercises in the book build on one another will have even the most incompetent artist producing pleaseing images in no time. The knowledge this book gives you will be invaluable even if you don't have any ambitions of being a comic artist but just want draw.
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5.0 out of 5 stars excellent 30 April 2009
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very nice and easy to follow, with nice large diagrams showing how the perspective techniques are used, starting from one-point perspective all the way to five-point perspective and the besw ways to find the most appropriate spots for the vanishing points. Brilliant!!!
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5.0 out of 5 stars too pleased with it
im too pleased with this book.
ive been doing illustration for over 7 years now yet this book has shown me alot
Published 1 month ago by Nikolas
5.0 out of 5 stars Best book in perspective
I have other books , this one is by far the best . Easy to follow and a great reference too
Published 2 months ago by Sim
4.0 out of 5 stars One of the best
I have invested in a few perspective books recently when I discovered to my horror that I had after many many years forgotten how to draw 3 point perspective properly.. Read more
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4.0 out of 5 stars Great for learning how to get perspective right
I've recently started drawing again and needed some sort of guide on how to get perspective correct, so my efforts looked presentable. Read more
Published 3 months ago by Matt Hall
5.0 out of 5 stars Fantastic!
Learned more from this book in minutes than my years in college. The author has a real talent for explaining and simplifying a potentially mind bending and difficult subject. Read more
Published 4 months ago by David Gormley
4.0 out of 5 stars Good title to have in your collection.
This book explains perspective very clearly in nice short sections. The pen and paper techniques are easily adapted to work in Photoshop. Read more
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Vanishing point is one of them totally fascinating books on the many complexities of drawing in perspective and applying it in the world of comic book drawing I read it once and... Read more
Published on 17 Feb 2011 by Wayne Tully
5.0 out of 5 stars Quite brilliant
After a few years slowly learning how to draw characters it was time to start improving my scenes including backgrounds. Read more
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