The elements of drawing in three letters to beginners (1898)
Ruskin, John, 1819-1900 · New York : Maynard, Merrill ; London : G. Allen · leaf 117
s: whatever you draw, draw completelyand unalteringly, else you never know if whatyou have done is right, or whether you couldhave done it rightly had you tried. There isnothing visible out of which you may not getuseful practice. 74. Next, to put the leaves on your boughs.Gather a small twig with… … Fig. 6. then sketch in their dark shape carefully withpencil as you did the complicated boughs, inorder to be sure that all their masses andinterstices are right in shape before you begin 78 THE ELEMENTS OF DRAWING. [letter i. shading, and complete as far as you can withpen and ink, in the manner…
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