I don't really like linear perspective. It feels like math intruding on drawing, which are things I like to keep separate. I find too much use of perspective in comics and illustration really boring. Leonardo Da Vinci said something to the effect of too much perspective will ruin your painting. I love the treatment of perspective in German Expressionist film. Especially in the three examples I've posted at top: The Golem, Nosferatu and the Cabinet of Dr. Caligari. These films use angles that seem appropriate to the story and are less about realism then about making you feel something. I recommend tracking these films down, all three are masterpieces and hold up incredibly well today. Nosferatu is downright creepy. Most of my treatment of backgrounds is inspired by these three films.
