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20% OFF ALL BOOKS until 30th June 2021 Free P&P in the UK and Channel Islands Visit www.painters-online.co.uk/store/products Drawing for the Absolute Beginner Carole Massey 9781782214557 A complete drawing course, designed to help you progress from simple techniques through to landscapes, figures and buildings. Paperback ▶ 280mm x 216mm ▶ 160 pages How to See It, How to Draw It: The Perspective Workbook Matthew Brehm 9781782212768 Learn how to apply perspective without a ruler or drafting table! There is also a 30-page workbook to hone your skills. Paperback ▶ 254mm x 215mm ▶ 144 pages The Graphic Novelist’s Guide to Drawing Perspective Dan Cooney 9781782217251 Everything you need to know about drawing perspective for comic books. Paperback ▶ 279mm x 216mm ▶ 176 pages £12.99 £10.39 £15.99 £12.79 £12.99 £10.39 drawing perspective 20 21 30° 30° INTRODUCTION THE BASICS: STATION POINT THE BASICS: STATION POINT The stationpoint is thedistancebetween the viewer’s eyes and thepictureplane.We view theworldusing a coneof vision (seepage 18) that radiatesoutof each eye, converging intoone focalpointon a2-D surface known as the centreof vision. Inone-pointperspective, the front faceof any surface the viewer seeswill appear in accurate proportions,without anydistortion.Objects are drawnusinghorizontal and vertical lines, andwe see facing surfaces as rectangles and squares (see illustrationbelow)– theirhorizontal and vertical lines areparallelwith the edgesof thedrawing. The sides, which appear to get smaller as they recede away from us, are convergingon a vanishingpoint. STATIONPOINT This is you u Studyphotographs and thework of artists to identify the vanishing point(s), thehorizon line and shapes. In PunkTaco , a graphicnovelby AdamWallenta,notehow the tilt of the composition adds adynamic effect by adding to the illusion ofmovement, thus avoiding the static image that occurswhen you centre your vanishing point in themiddle of thepage.  In thisphoto,notehow the angles of all thediagonals on thebuildings andwalkway into the station recede to a single vanishingpoint.The photographerwas standingwhile taking thispicture and the eye level is representedby thehorizon line. Coneof vision Centreof vision p Thisdiagram represents your point of view (stationpoint) looking at abox in one-point perspective. GNGP_00_Introduction_UKUS_v4.indd 20-21 02/10/2018 14:36 The Sketching & Drawing Bible Marylin Scott 9781782213918 A complete guide to drawing media, from pencils and charcoal to pastels and coloured inks. Paperback ▶ 234mm x 178mm ▶ 192 pages £12.99 £10.39 29 drawing & sketching