Drawing and Design Perspective

Author: En Gang
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Publish Date: 2001-03-01
Features: Perspective is a discipline of technical theory in the field of visual arts, with a long history in its application to painting and architectural design, embodying the relationship between science and art. Painting is the use of artistic means such as lines, colors, shadows, and composition on a plane to create visible artistic images, establishing a "plane-space" transformation relationship with real spatial existence. Since the emergence of painting art, people have continuously sought scientific principles to explain it. The introduction of the central projection perspective principle marked the establishment of scientific laws, representing a great revolution in art history and a milestone in human exploration of the integration of science and art. Perspective principles can organize shapes within a certain medium, allowing adjustments and arrangements of painting and design scenes from multiple or single viewpoints, with varying distances (near or far). Today, it has been refined alongside the development of painting and architectural art, becoming an independent discipline and a required course in higher art institutions. As any discipline progresses relatively independently, it continuously enriches, complements, and expands. The author, with years of teaching experience in perspective, systematically argues in the book the grammatical role of perspective techniques and theory in painting and design. Building upon traditional perspective theory, the author explores connections with other disciplines, presents innovative viewpoints, and has made bold attempts in teaching. Through comparisons between traditional and modern painting, as well as between Chinese and Western painting, the author raises exploratory questions about the diversification of perspective based on the roles of viewpoint, field of vision, and viewing distance. By establishing perspective scenes through the rotational spatial positioning of the viewpoint, the author emphasizes the fundamental role of the "rotated viewpoint." These aspects demonstrate the author's long-term dedication, hard work, and unwavering pursuit of their career. Painting and Design Perspective is rich in content, clear in structure, and progressive in its depth. The illustrations and layout are novel, with a well-balanced combination of visuals and text, making it an excellent textbook.