Includes index.

This companion volume to TBasic Perspective' by the same author deals with the issue of perspective projection and the basic principles underlying the design of visuals. The short cut methods explained in the text offer a number of different ways of producing accurate visuals quickly and easily. Chapters deal with topics such as regular and irregular shapes, circles, cylinders and spheres, reflections, shadow projection, short cuts in perspective drawing. The 176 illustrations throughout the text provide sequencing in drawing as well as optically correct views of shapes and diagrams. Would be a useful tool for architectural students, draughtsmen and industrial designers. Includes an index. The author is responsible for the companion volume TBasic Perspective' and TThe Thames and Hudson Manual of Rendering with Pen and Ink'.