Foreword - Perspective Made Easy

What are 4 main ideas described in the foreword?

1 . Perspective is simple but few artist learn it

2 . Our world is derived from squares and boxes

3 . The primary key to perspective is the eye-level

4 . Perspective should serve as scaffolding for our drawing

What has simplified perspective for us as artists?

Our way of building things are primarily derived from boxes and squares, which aren’t that hard to draw.

Why is learning to draw the box and square essential for perspective?

Our world is derived from squares and boxes, thus learning how to draw the box allows us to draw pretty much anything in our world.

What is primary key to a successful perspective drawing?

The Eye-Level

What does the eye-level have for affect?

It determines how and what we see of the world.

What determines how and what see of the world or our visual world?

The Eye-Level determines whether we see something from above or below.

What should perspective primarily serve as?

A tool. Perspective should primarily serve as a kind of scaffolding to construct on.