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A New Understanding of Perspective for All Visual Art Forms Including: Drawing, Photography, Filmmaking and Video Game Design

A New Perspective

Tearing down and reconstructing perspective from scratch, A New Perspective contains breakthroughs that redefine what perspective is, and how it truly works. Going beyond creating illusions of depth on a flat surface, its majority consists of new material that has never been available before and contains answers only hinted at over the centuries.

The most complete perspective book ever written, included are many topics not conventionally covered such as motion, color depth, setting up shots, camera lenses, perspectives of people, distortion, zoom, depth perception, focus, shade and shadow, reflections, shot types (close-ups, wide shots, etc.), monocular (one eye) and binocular (two eyes) vision, forced perspective, audio, and even why “the camera adds ten pounds.”

This is perspective taken 500 years out of the past and pushed 1,000 years into the future.

Perspective Book

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– Page 117 –

This is basically where all other books on Perspective start.

– Page 107 –

Despite reading that “The horizon line is always at eye level” many times, absent has been any explanation [until now].

– Page 6 –

Size, distance and direction are the only three things that can affect how small or large a form appears.

– Page 1 –

Even if you are not an artist, the advances contained here can still be applied by anyone with an interest in imagery or science.

– Page 29 –

In reality, a form cannot be seen as it actually is.

– Page 103 –

Despite all of the lengthy and complex definitions for the vanishing point I have seen, never have I come across one which stated this simple fact…

– Page 93 –

It is said that “the camera adds ten pounds…” [Find out why.]

– Page 3 –

“The technique of representing a three-dimensional image on a two-dimensional surface” does not explain what perspective is at all.

– Page 5 –

I have concluded that any form consists of only three things…

– Page 48 –

Materials on color in perspective have been very scarce [until now].

– Page 55 –

A filmmaker cannot assume that an audience will understand that their spaceship is enormous. They have to demonstrate this.

– Page 65 –

Many types of energy are directing at us besides light. Much of this book can be applied to such energies and forces.

– Page 74 –

In perspective, anything resembling an explanation or acknowledgment of distortion is rarely encountered.

– Page 95 –

Comedy is often shot using a wide-angle lens. [Find out why.]

– Page 112 –

The root of this problem stems from a question not satisfactorily solved: How can the horizon appear flat, if the Earth is actually round?

– Page 87 –

Although blame is often placed on “lens distortion,” a lens is not primarily responsible for distorting the image.

– Page 16 –

Ask six photographers why it’s called a “normal” lens, and you’ll get six reasons back, each ready to defend their guesswork with fists and knives.

Under 3-Minute Video Shorts

Book Overview

Rethinking
Vanishing Points

Does a Flat Horizon
Mean a Flat Earth?

uncovers the facts

Perspective’s Many Flaws

A New Perspective takes a frank and honest look at the subject as it was taught, correcting and updating many falsehoods, omissions, and misconceptions perpetuated for centuries, having made it the most difficult subject in all of art.

Fundamental flaws are revealed in centuries-old perspective foundations such as the picture plane, vanishing point, horizon line, cone of vision, as well as the true meaning of perspective itself.

Along with perspective, this book also expands upon and even challenges many established principles taught in photography, filmmaking, psychology, color theory, and art.

For the first time, one fully realizes how flawed many of our techniques have been and how limited our understanding of perspective was.

perspective for all artists

The First Perspective Book for Any Visual Artist

In addition to artists who draw and paint, perspective is a subject nearly all in the visual arts must deal with, from film directors to bridge builders, or anyone else presenting imagery to audiences, customers or clients. Yet, until now, few or no learning materials have been available to professionals in:

  • photography
  • filmmaking (directing, camerawork, visual effects, and set design)
  • video game design
  • animation and motion graphics
  • virtual reality

Also includes an optional perspective drawing section covering one, two and three-point perspectives, along with newly developed techniques based on new perspective discoveries.