American art and American art collections; essays on artistic subjects (1889)
Montgomery, Walter · Boston, E.W. Walker & co · leaf 436
Show where it begins, and where it ends. — Com-mence foreshortened figures with the parts nearest to you. — In making drapery, do notobscure the proportions. What is true, first; then what is fine. — The size of the feet deter-mines the size of the head. Small heads have large bodies, and vice… … R PhP o p <! P AMERICAN ART 351 of Milo. — See in a head its degree of development, and how far from or near to the animalhead. Every head must have something of the animal, in quality or quantity. As an amusing incident, the following little anecdote may also find a place here. Whendrawing…
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