In Fine Detail: Perspective (2026)

This detailed and comprehensive guide explores the history, principles and practice of perspective, offering clear insight into the creative foundation that enables artists to achieve realism and a sense of scale. It profiles leading artists from around the world and their galleries, and includes diagrams, exercises and carefully worked-through examples focused on learning and developing artistic skills. In-depth chapters cover the basic rules of drawing, different types of perspective, experimental approaches and more advanced techniques, while artwork from around the world demonstrates a broad range of line, tone, colour and technique. Architectural illustrator Simone Ridyard traces the history of perspective from the Renaissance to the present day and provides extensive studies showing the differences between six principles and how they can be incorporated into your own work.