In Fine Detail: Perspective - For Artists, Architects, and Creatives

A unique and definitive book that guides you through the history, principles and types of perspective

• Provides clear insight and understanding of this creative keystone of great realism and style
• Complete with diagrams, exercises and detailed worked-through examples with an emphasise on learning
• Handy hints are presented to cover advice and short cuts for tips and techniques

Spanning twelve chapters, Simone Ridyard reveals the history of perspective from the Renaissance to the present day, with in-depth studies to show the differences between each of the six principles.

About the author

Simone Ridyard is an architect and senior lecturer in Interior Design at Manchester Metropolitan University. She has an international profile as an architectural illustrator through her work with the globally recognised Urban Sketchers community.

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 many 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 and her work has been featured in the Observer News Review and on the Guardian website.

Product details

• Authors: Ridyard Simone
• Publisher: David & Charles
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Release: 30.06.2026
• EAN: 9781446316573
• ISBN: 978-1-4463-1657-3
• No. of pages: 144
• Subjects: TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING / Drafting & Mechanical Drawing, ART / Criticism & Theory, ART / Study & Teaching, Art techniques & principles, The Arts: techniques and principles, Painting, drawing and art manuals, Architectural structure and design, Engineering graphics and draughting / technical drawing, Engineering graphics & technical drawing, ART / Techniques / Drawing / General