Burn, Robert Scott · London : Ingram, Cooke, and Co. · leaf 24
next fig. (28) is formed in the same way, the only difference being, thatthe leaf is comprised within the ellipse \ the parts a a being rubbed out, andthe edges filled in as in fig. 29. Fig. 30 exemplifies the use of the circlein delineating natural objects. A pear is drawn by first making the… … fig. 30. fig. 31. as in fig. 30, thereafter finishing it as in fig. 31. The use of the circle isfurther demonstrated by figs. 32 and 33, which shew the method adoptedin drawing an acorn. The method here indicated, of using ellipses and cir-cles as the foundation of the outlines, is applicable to…
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