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 31
. Fig. 7. The foliage of bushes Fig. 7. Fig. S. and shrubs being more upright than that of trees, the touches should generally be drawn in the same direction, or slightly varying on all sides from the perpendicular. Fig. 8. .Strokes placed nearly parallel, and pointing upwards, give the usual… … Fig. W. Fig. 10. give the form of light and shade. If the touches are too much separated, they will appear rather like individual leaves than clusters of foliage. The short wavy and zig-zag touch in Fig. 9 imitates the angular and upright leaf of the poplar ; or in the reverse direction the hanging…
Drawing · Landscape drawing · Plants in art
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