Framed Perspective Vol. 1: Technical Perspective and Visual Storytelling Paperback – November 30, 2016

One of the best books specifically for comics that I've read on the subject. One of the best things about this book compared to others is that MArcos makes it look easy even when he's teaching more advanced technical aspects of perspective. That's something I haven't seen from other books in quite the same way. Perspective books tend to be headache-inducingly technical and boring, mind-numbingly patronizing in their attempt at simplicity, or they hold your hand through the basics, then de-pants you and kicks you into the deep end. This book is none of that! It starts out by quickly guiding you through the basics and on through 1, 2, and 3 point perspective, sharing glimpses of what's to come along the way, then jumps right into tangible applications. It teaches what you need to know to make comics, and doesn't waste time on other aspects of perspective you can learn elsewhere if you really want to know.I also recommend Vol 2. It feels like they were supposed to be one book, but it would have been too thick of a book to lay open and study from (That's just my personal thought, i don't know why they split it up). Back to the content, it's clear, concise, plenty of illustrated examples to go along with well-written text. There's a few step-by-step examples for more complex illustration problems as well. Again, I highly recommend getting both Vol 1 and 2. Start with 1 to develop a solid foundation for these concepts. Once you've mastered everything in Vol 1, then Vol 2 will be easier to grasp, and you'll be more effective at implementing what you learn.Perspective is a dense subject though. While this book is in the top of it's class, it doesn't cover everything, it can't. But it's a fantastic introduction to the basics, through to intermediate and advanced techniques as well. It will definitely give you the tools to fill in the rest on your own if you desire to get even deeper into mastering the art of perspective.

This is the most amazing book on perspective I've ever seen.It starts with the basics, draw a cube in two point perspective, blah blah, the same as every drawing book that talks about perspective, but then it goes into some interesting variations and twists. Some are somewhat standard, such a bird's eye view, or how a would room look if you were looking at it from an overhead camera. Some less so. Imagine you want to draw a room where the wall on one side is in perspective and there is a picture hanging on the wall. Easy, right? Not imagine that picture is crooked. How do you keep perspective without the lines being perpendicular to the floor? What about if you're looking at a room reflected in a distorted mirror. That kind of thing is covered here.It ends with some very complex variations, but it starts with the absolute basics and progresses gradually in a well-structured manner where each chapter builds upon the last.That said, this is not a book I think I can read once and be done with it. I feel like I want to take what I've learned, practice, then go back and review, and I think I'll end up doing that a few times before I've gotten all I can out of it. There is a lot of material here.

The media could not be loaded. Beautiful book, I’d gotten it a few months ago and have learned so much. It’s also a lot thicker than I thought it was gonna be! Tons of information inside!!

Framed Perspective is one of those canonical books where you eventually stop flagging every insightful page because you'll just end up flagging the entire book (see photo).The author has an unparalleled ability to communicate what previously felt like impenetrable concepts with relative ease. He accomplishes this through a bevy of practical, incisive examples that make you wonder why you were ever intimidated by perspective in the first place.And the book is structured brilliantly. Each chapter builds seamlessly on the previous one to the point where whatever question you have in your head is invariably asked and then answered (thoroughly!) as soon as you turn the page.I already had sky-high expectations (Framed Ink changed the way I think about composition), but those were easily exceeded. Together, Framed Perspective volumes 1 and 2 are far and away the best resource on perspective I've ever found, and I'm extremely grateful to the author for sharing his valuable knowledge and insight.An amazing resource!

The book is great for any level of artist to learn perspective from. It goes over the basics of different types of lines and does a great job really breaking down the vocabulary needed to learn perspective. The book does an amazing job simplifying subjects, but too much and provides visuals that flow well with the text. One reason why I chose this book is because the emphasis on learning perspective not just to learn, but specifically for storytelling or in my case to finally bring my graphic novel to life and this book has been a huge help! Other than that the book is well made and I don't worry about the quality like others, overall I'm extremely happy with my purchase!

As expected

One of if not the best ever book written on Perspective. Should be taught in art classes. Easy to understand...most books are too damn technical. But this book makes learning perspective, fun. And that is very rare in art books. This is a must have. Well, worth the price.

I devoured this book in about a day but none the less, it’s one that It’ll keep on dog-earing for a long time to come. I was impressed right away. After 15 pages I started looking at things differently; brain shifted; eyes open. This book doesn’t just teach you how to draw in perspective: It teaches you how to think about the object(s); how to “see” it and understand the spacial reasoning behind the technique before you deploy the technical method. What a gift.