Drawing Perspective Methods for Artists

The Spatial Illusion

It is as mundane as it is intriguing: Correctly placed, a few lines on a piece of paper can create spatiality—to be more exact, the illusion of space. The interest to draw space might come first and foremost from the purpose of wanting to depict the visible reality. But it has a more basic meaning: to create depth is a primary aspiration of every artistic design, whether for illustrations or architectural outlines, posters, Roman mosaics, or graffiti.

Spatiality fascinates the viewer; it independently draws him or her into the picture, whether it is objective or abstract. This book teaches methods of artistically depicting space: big and small, overlap, folds and waves, one-point perspective, shaping, fade, light, and shadow. ...