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The elements of drawing in three letters to beginners (1898)

Ruskin, John, 1819-1900 · New York : Maynard, Merrill ; London : G. Allen · leaf 151

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e midst of mystery. And you willnever succeed in doing this unless you leanalways to the definite side, and allow your-self rarely to become quite vague, at leastthrough all your early practice. So, after LETTER I.J ON FIRST PRACTICE. I II your single groups of leaves, your first stepmust be to… … ». • Fig. 14. then trace the Diirer, and apply it to yourdrawing, and do not be content till the onefits the other, else your eye is not true enoughto carry you safely through meshes of realleaves. And in the course of doing this, youwill find that not a line nor dot of Dtire^scan be displaced…

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