Adding buildings and other man-made creations to a painting demands an understanding of perspective. Perspective is crucial to accuracy and realism, allowing a structure to fit in seamlessly with its surroundings. Yarnell starts basic, with one-point perspective, using first a box and then entire houses with doors, windows, roofs and porches to demonstrate how perspective can change. He also covers more complex two-point perspective, where two sides of a building are visible.

Painting Perspective features seven projects, which build on the first section's introduction to perspective and boast simple and well-illustrated instructions perfect for both beginning and intermediate painters.