In the chapter on the principles of Outline the Pupil was directed how to draw a line with correctness and decision. He must now learn to apply his proficiency to the drawing of the figure ; and, to commence with, portions of it may be
In the chapter on the principles of Outline the Pupil was directed how to draw a line with correctness and decision. He must now learn to apply his proficiency to the drawing of the figure ; and, to commence with, portions of it may be copied from drawings in outline in the following way, a method which need not be discontinued in any future state of proficiency.
Before drawing the detail it is necessary to find out the general form of the object and the space it is to occupy on the paper.
This may be done by regarding it as an angular mass without meaning, and as such to represent it, straight lines being carried from o