*本书是艺术家、学生、室内设计师以及所有水平的素描爱好者的必读之作，旨在帮助他们理解和在其作品中运用透视原理。

这是一本内容详实、权威精深的透视学著作，它将引导你深入了解透视的历史、原理和实践。

本书清晰地阐述了透视这一创作基石，帮助艺术家们实现高度写实和宏大的画面效果。书中包含丰富的图表、练习和详尽的实例，重点在于学习和提升艺术技能。各章节深入讲解了绘画的基本规则、不同类型的透视、实验方法以及更高级的技巧。书中收录了来自世界各地的精美艺术作品，展现了线条、色调、色彩和技法的丰富多样性。

备受赞誉的建筑插画家Simone Ridyard揭示了从文艺复兴时期到今天的透视法历史，并通过全面的研究来展示六大透视原则之间的区别，以及如何将它们融入到你的作品中。

关于作者：

Simone Ridyard qualified as an architect and is now a senior lecturer in Interior Design at Manchester Metropolitan University. She has an international profile as an architectural illustrator through her work with Urban Sketchers. Simone set up Urban Sketchers Manchester in 2012 and her own research centres on architectural reportage and in-situ drawing. Her workshops specialise in understanding perspective drawing. Simone wrote Archisketcher: Drawing Buildings, Cities and Landscapes (North Light Books 2015). She has contributed to several publications on Urban Sketching and has co-edited two Manchester Sketchbooks, published by Mancunian Books. Simone has collaborated with Winsor & Newton, Derwent and The Big Draw on publicised art campaigns. You can find Simone at www.simoneridyard.co.uk and @simoneridyard on Instagram.