Perspective is the art of understanding the space that surrounds us, and then having the skill to reproduce what we see in an image-to z flatteny the world on a sheet of paper. This clear and richly illustrated book features more than 400 diagrams that introduce artists, graphic designers, and architects to the principles of perspective, so that they can create their own illusion of reality

• The parameters of perspective. The observer and the field of vision ; The surface of reconstruction ; The space to be reconstructed
• Frontal perspective. Conditions of observation ; A single vanishing point ; Dimensions and scales
• The "45" points. 45L and 45R ; Distancing of the artist ; Angle of vision ; Intersecting information ; Systematic constructions ; Creating a grid ; Rabatment
• Horizontal perspective. Conditions of observation ; Reconstructing a right angle ; Multiple orientations ; Inclined planes ; Projecting distance ; Calculating a dimension ; The photogrammetry approach
• Three-dimensional perspective. Conditions of observation ; Three-dimensional organization of space ; Locating vanishing points ; Harmonizing vanishing points ; The notion of verticality
• Choices of perspective. Small objects ; Medium-sized objects and figures ; Outdoor scenes ; Indoor spaces
• Ellipses, shadows, and reflections. Ellipses ; Shadows ; Reflections ; An example in three-dimensional perspective
• The notion of distancing. Sensory indices ; Positions chosen by the artist ; Geometrical logic ; Breaking down analysis