PERSPECTIVE DRAWING FOR INTERIOR SPACE - Fairchild Books

teaching PhilosoPhy
My philosophy as it pertains to perspective is simple—you
must understand the basic fundamentals or rules to onepoint,
two-point and three-point perspectives. When the
basics are understood, it’s then just repeating the same rules
to create more complex drawings. This is because any room
drawn in two-point perspective follows the same rules and
principles as a simple cube in two-point.
about the author
Christopher Natale has been teaching perspective at the college
level for over 10 years and is an associate professor in a
Council for Interior Design Accreditation (CIDA) interior design
program. He is an accomplished furniture designer and
fabricator with a B.F.A from the College for Creative Studies,
and a M.F.A. with an emphasis in furniture design from Arizona
State University. He has more than 20 years of hands-on
expertise in metals and wood. His product design experience
includes both computer-aided design and traditional illustration
methods. His original designs and custom pieces have
gained wide recognition among prestigious galleries, private
clients, and interior design firms. His work regularly appears
in television and magazine features, juried exhibitions, and
invitational shows.
In addition to his track record as an creative artist, his
teaching experience includes college-level curriculum development,
lectures, demonstrations, and class projects that
cover the entire range of the artistic process, from creative
problem solving to all aspects of manual and computer-aided
drafting and rendering to finished production techniques.
He is also the author of Furniture Design and Construction for
the Interior Designer, also published by Fairchild Books.
acknowleDgMents
I would first like to thank all of the students over the years in
my perspective classes. These students have helped me develop
a better understanding of what works in the classroom.
They have also helped me develop lectures and projects that
push their technical and creative skills. Thank you to Olga
Kontzias for her guidance through the outline and writing
process. I would also like to thank Joseph Miranda and the
production team at Fairchild Books. And last I would like to
dedicate this book to my newborn twins Nicholas and Noël.
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