Drawing from nature : a series of progressive instructions in sketching, to which are appended lectures on art delivered at Rugby School (1877)
Barnard, George, 1807-1890 · London : G. Routledge · leaf 30
The space enclosed Fig. 1. Fig. 2. Fig. 3. by this series of touches, is supposed to he a mass of leaves, on which the light falls undivided by shadow. No particular foliage is attempted in these exercises, but with some variation they form the touch of many trees, such as the elm, ash, walnut,… … in a contrary direction to those hitherto practised, should be copied until the pupil has acquired a power of drawing the foliage of such trees. Care should be taken that the whole mass of leaves represented should project rather than recede ; and to effect this the outline must have more strength…
Drawing · Landscape drawing · Plants in art
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