I'd say it's a bit over the level of beginner, just because there's not much text to explain why lines are being placed in certain places, but if you're a visual learner, like me, you should be able to get the hang of it! Each drawing in this book goes step-by-step, so even if there's no text you can see where new lines have been placed, etc.
Here are my ratings!
Overall : 4.5 / 5
Text : 2 / 5
Visuals : 4 / 5
Step-By-Step Instruction : 3 / 5
Quality : 5 / 5
The intended audience for this book is probably for artists who aren't at a very beginner level. I've had background with linear perspective for several years now, so the lack of text and smaller step-by-step drawing visuals (even though they had plenty of room to make them bigger, it seemed) didn't bother me whenever I used it. To a beginning artist, who's just learning, it would most likely be overwhelming or confusing until some basics of linear perspective were learned. There are some information chunks in the beginning, but as you move through the book it starts to fade away from the text aspect and more toward the step-by-step processes. In my own demo, I was able to complete the drawings I tried out from this book (I did it freehand, no ruler used) without any text to really help me, so if you can find the lines they add in, as they're not marked or colored differently, you'll be alright with following along. The examples in this book are a bit more advanced than what you would probably find in a beginner's book. There are a lot of details, a lot of depth, and just a lot more in each drawing than what a class might require. Definitely a book for practice before tackling a major perspective piece.
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In my honest opinion, I feel this book is for artists who have at least tried linear perspective before and understand the basics of it. This was a nice refresher for me, since I once thought of doing this for a living as an architect way back when, and I really think this is more of a "relearning" sort of book that dusts the cobwebs off of the knowledge already stored away.
I personally loved filling pages in my sketchbook with these practice drawings. I did them small enough that I didn't really need a ruler, so it went by much quicker and I didn't really care if the lines were messed up or not perfectly straight. Again, it was fun just to PRACTICE and not have to worry about how it looked like. That's the enjoyment I get out of this book most of all. I mean, I could go ahead and do a full piece from that book, but I don't feel like it would personally help me as much as just practicing the basics and learning the techniques required to make my own scene from it.
Hope you enjoyed! <3
