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Drawing Geometry
A Primer of Basic Forms for Artists, Designers, and Architects
Paperback
October 2007
9780863156083
More details
- Publisher
Floris Books - Published
26th October 2007 - ISBN 9780863156083
- Language English
- Pages 96 pp.
$25.00
Geometry is both elegantly simple and infinitely profound. People in many professions find that they need to be able to draw geometric shapes accurately, regardless of artistic ability.
In Drawing Geomentry, Jon Allen shows readers how to draw two-dimensional geometric shapes in simple step-by-step instructions and provides step-by-step instructions for constructing two-dimensional geometric shapes, which can be readily followed by a beginner.
The book also serves as an invaluable source book for students and professionals.
Contains 26 color and 118 line drawings.
“A simple and beautiful book.... The beauty of the proportions is palpable, especially when illustrated alongside the flowers whose designs reflect the same principles. The instructions and illustrations are equally clear.”
— Scientific and Medical Network Review, winter 2007
“Simply an excellent guide book...it subtly leads into a meditative state followed by the catharsis of achieving perfection. Beyond that it encourages the intelligent eye to go exploring for these shapes in nature...a splendid inspiration.”
— Francis Cameron, Pentacle Magazine
“The author has produced a reference work for those wishing to construct regular polyhedra and an interesting collection of photographs of plants.”
— Science Group of the Anthroposophical Society in Great Britain Newsletter
C O N T E N T S:
Foreword by Keith Critchlow
1. Introduction
2. Getting Started
3. Triangle: Three-sided Figure
4. Square: Four-sided Figure
5. Pentagon: Five-sided Figure
6. Hexagon: Six-sided Figure
7. Heptagon: Seven-sided Figure
8. Octagon: Eight-sided Figure
9. Enneagon: Nine-sided Figure
10. Ten-, Eleven-, Twelve-, and Thirteen-sided Figures
11. Dividing a Line
12. Mescellany
Appendix
Afterword: Explorers in Geometry
Further Study
Jon Allen
Jon Allen has been a practicing architect for twenty-five years. He has worked closely with Keith Critchlow, a world authority on geometry, and has developed a particular interest in the application of geometry in architectural design. He lives in London.
