Analysis of drawing, painting and composing (1904)
Moore, H. L · London : Printed by VIncent Brooks, Day & Son, Ltd. · leaf 77
forms are indicated the student shouldfix some point then measure from it. In figure 1 the pointchosen is the lower corner of the eye. Now hold yourpencil vertically and at arms length between you andthe subject, and so that one edge passes through the point,then note carefully the point the line… … lies some distance to the right. We see that the lowerpart of the face projects too much. Do not rub it out butdraw another line as near as possible in the right placeat once. See figure 2. Now take a line horizontallythrough that point in the subject, note, as before, theextreme points it passes…
Composition (Art) · Drawing · Painting
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