Brown, Harold Haven, 1869-1932 · Chicago, Atkinson, Mentzer & company · leaf 179
as the firstrequirement of a pencil sketch. It has been noted that the bril-liant sparkle which is so delightful, is the result of a fine combinationof light and dark values. Objects for sketching, therefore, should be selected with thismatter of contrast in mind, and those which give opportunity… … SKETCHES SHOWING THE VALUE OF CON-TRASTING SUBJECTS IN PENCIL WORK. 170 PENCIL TECHNIQUE 171 tion would be. The bottle (Fig. 17), the preserve jar with the to-matoes (Fig. 18) and the swan (Fig. 19) are good subjects becauseof their interesting contrast of values. The beginner is inclined to treat…
Drawing · Decoration and ornament
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