Art crafting in metal for amateurs : being the art of ornamenting thin metal with pierced and raised design (1920)
Alexander, Frank, 1917- · Boston : Fort Hill Press · leaf 59
and other places, thus forming shadows which tend to throw up the design and give vigor and effect to it; in fact, the tool should be used just like an artist’s pencil. It is here that those who are able to draw will greatly excel. Beginners have a strong tendency to feebleness of outline, and I… … Tracers vary not only in width, but also in thickness; the sharper ones are used for putting in the fibres of leaves, mark- ings on feathers, &c., and the blunter ones for the broader out- lines just alluded to. Curved tracers are very useful for some work, but in general a straight tracer is used…
Art metal-work · Repoussé work
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