How to Understand, Enjoy, and Draw Optical Illusions Contributor(s): Ausbourne, Robert (Author) |
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ISBN: 0764941941 ISBN-13: 9780764941948 Publisher: Pomegranate Communications
WE WILL NOT BE UNDERSOLD! Click here for our low price guarantee Binding Type: Hardcover Published: September 2007 * Out of Print * Annotation: In this compact and colorful book, Robert Ausborne (b 1947) presents a crystal-clear dissection of a variety of confounding optical illusions. His text and vivid illustrations explain how illustrations work and how you can make your own, using just basic drawing and computer skills. As Ausborne says, "If you are human, you already have the basic skills necessary to study illusions." The thirty-seven projects presented in How to Understand, Enjoy, and Draw Optical Illusions will fascinate young and old, everyone who enjoys untangling how the mind works and the eye sees. Art and science teachers, graphic designers, and artists alike wil find it indispensable. |
Additional Information |
BISAC Categories: - Art | Techniques - Drawing - Art | Criticism & Theory |
Dewey: 152.148 |
LCCN: 2007009647 |
Physical Information: 0.41" H x 7.82" W x 9.77" L (0.77 lbs) 72 pages |
Features: Illustrated, Price on Product, Price on Product - Canadian, Table of Contents |
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Publisher Description: This manual attempts to explore a wide variety of optical illusions from a designer's point of view. We will look, in graphic terms, at how they work and how to draw them. There are plenty of tricks and tips, plus illustrated examples, and many step-by-step projects to help along the way. Anyone who enjoys optical illusions, or wants to, will enjoy the journey. You don't have to be an artist or a rocket scientist. Simply follow along with the explanations and wander through the numerous examples. Before long you'll shout, Hey Look at this and know a little bit more about why people react in such amazing ways to optical illusions. |
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