Very mathematical and technical looking book. Amazing that so much goes into creating different kinds of perspectives.

The beginning of the book was helpful for me. It quickly became more in-depth than I was capable of. I was looking for drawing techniques to assist with my painting. This book was more appropriate for an architect. When the author got to anamorphosis he lost me.

I received this galley from NetGalley.

Nothing new here. I thought it would be more practical.

I suck at drawing, but this book is really helpful with that. Awesone work for a horrible creator

A great book for aspiring artists. Highly recommended if you like to draw!

As someone who dabbles in sketching and drawing, I'm always interested in improving my knowledge, especially in areas where I'm particularly weak such as figure drawing and perspective. I was therefore thrilled to have the opportunity to read David Chelsea's Perspective in Action. The most interesting aspect of the book, in my opinion, is the style. Almost the entire book is actually written in comic book style, with each frame helping to demonstrate various techniques and rules. Unfortunately, I think the book was a bit too advanced for me.

The author notes that this is the third in a series, and it does start with the assumption that the reader has mastered--or at least is cognizant of-- the techniques in the first two books. It begins with a review of one-point, two-point, and three-point perspective that were a bit too fast for me to follow, and it only gets more advanced from there. The book discusses advanced techniques and applications such as the camera obscura, anamorphosis, cabinets of wonder, and six-point and stereo perspectives. As a non comic book reader, I didn't have the easiest time following frame by frame, but I definitely enjoyed the read, and even got rather sidelined into watching videos of the Ames Illusion on youtube. If you're already knowledgeable about the basics of perspective and are looking for more advanced techniques, then this book is definitely worth a look.

~3.5

This is a great hands-on book about everything perspective and a bit more. It is packed with information, from the basics of point perspective to the novelty (for me) of stereo and motion perspective techniques.

I was already familiar with the basics of perspective but never ventured to further research or experiment (I found the theory and technical part of it complicated), but this book has what i needed to spark my interest and that is: DIY projects for every technique, lots of pictures illustrating every step and simple explanations. David Chelsea takes away the obnoxious complexity of 3d representation and makes it accessible and fun.

I liked this book right away, as it is different than a lot of other books that only teach you basic perspective. I loved the inclusion of historical information on how artists use perspective to achieve different themes and such in their work.

As for learning perspective, this is a really good book to start with, because the author includes a section of the book on the basic perspectives and shows you how to mark them out and achieve them. Therefore, if you are not familiar with the basic terms and are new at drawing in perspective, you can begin and end with this one book. It is rather comprehensive, but starts out slow enough that you can easily follow the steps with your own drawings.

Overall, this is a greatly useful tool for anyone wanting to learn or improve their drawing technique and I think it would be a wonderful addition to any artist's library.

his review is based on a complementary copy from the publisher, provided through Netgalley. All opinions are my own.

Refreshing format to explain the concept of perspective which will appeal to all, especially visual learners. Well- explained and some great things to try.

I've found the title a bit misleading or maybe it's my fault, I thought it would be about perspective and dynamism, but here the action you have to take it yourself, in fact it's more a DIY book than anything else. Surely the arguments are all related to art, but you don't have to be an artist in order to carry out the projects described in detail, simple tools and a bit of ability in DIY, drawing or painting will do it. What you need above all is a curious mind and a lot of time and patience. The projects include the camera obscura, Brunelleschi's invention, the Ames room and much more. An entire chapter is dedicated to the anamorphosis,
From the one-point perspective to the stereo and motion perspective, all the visual illusions based on perspective are explained. and illustrated.
The volume, unique of its kind for the extremely practical approach and for the presentation that resembles a comic strip and is very enjoyable.

Very interesting book about different kind of perspectives and how they can be done. It has clear explanations of the mediums artists have used to achieve the sense of perspective in their drawings through history and as an art student the knowledge of this information can open your eyes to find ways to solve composition problems in a illustration. I highly recommend this book.

I'm curious about the book Extreme perspectives, it's clear there's a lot of useful things to learn of the topic; things that teachers don't teach you in art school.

I really wanted to like this, but I found it very confusing in places. Yes, there were some great explanations and exercises, but I had a very hard time focusing on it. I am an art teacher and hoped it would be a source for me to use in school, maybe I will slow down and go over it again.

Very systematic, interesting and useful book for anyone planning to start or improve the artistic skills.