Drawing Perspective books or dvd recommendation?

chrismaddox3d · Dec 2007

im wanting to learn how to draw environment stuff better,
i know you need to learn all the different perspective lines to do this,
anyone know of any good books or dvds i could get,
if so let me know something,
Thanks,Chris

EmAr · Dec 2007

I guess there should be good books with lower prices though Feng Zhu's DVD's are pretty helpful.

http://www.thegnomonworkshop.com/dvds/groups/instructors/2d/zhu_g.html

pliang · Dec 2007

I'm sure most of us have heard about Ryan Church.

blankslatejoe · Dec 2007

this has been the best perspective books ive read; clear to understand, detailed, and gets into the more complicated
aspects that most/all other books leave out:

http://www.amazon.com/Perspective-Comic-...3901&sr=8-4

its written like a comic textbook, similar to Mccloud's understanding comics. The art may not be as good s ryan church or feng, but its amazingly clear and indepth

skrubbles · Dec 2007

I also recommend Perspective for Comic Book Artists. Its a fun way to learn perspective. Another book I would look into is Perspective Made Easy.

As for DVDs I agree with the Gnomon suggestions. Feng and Church are awesome, but Scott Robertson's DVDs are brilliant for learning perspective. The Techniques of Scott Robertson Volume 1: Basic Perspective Form Drawing is JUST about perspective! Robertson knows his shit and he's a great teacher... going through the DVD and practicing along with the lecture you'll learn HOW and WHY. His other DVDs are great as well.

blankslatejoe · Dec 2007

oh good call, skrubbles, robertson--he's a perspective fiend. I got to see him lecture at one of the conceptart.org workshops once--anything by him has gotta be worth the price tag.

apocalypse · Dec 2007

This book has served me well. It has exercises so its not all theory and its very artist friendly. Pretty cheap too.
Perspective without Pain

John Warner · Dec 2007

yah, i've watched one of the Scott Robertson videos. if you're patient, they're great; They're really detailed and clear.

Jesse Moody · Dec 2007

i've got all the Scott Robertson dvds. Awesome stuff. Feng and Church are amazing as well.

pior · Dec 2007

About the Robertson videos. Anyone knows where to get these fancy desklamps he is using? I think they also appear on other Gnomons. Some kind of draftsman lamp with a wooden handle to move the bulb around with ease. They look cool!

Jesse Moody · Jan 2008

ahhh yeah check office depot, staples, home depot, blick art store.

I picked one up at staples and it is all fancy schmancy and has the little handle.

Drawing Perspective books or dvd recommendation?

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