The miniature painter's manual containing progressive lessons on the art of drawing and painting likenesses from life on card-board, vellum, and ivory, with concise remarks on the delineation of character and caricature (1844)
Whittock, N. (Nathaniel), 1791-1860 · London : Sherwood, Gilbert, and Piper · leaf 20
s it will be seenthat the eye is on the centreline, and that the lower end ofthe nose, the tip of the ear, andthat part of the skull joining the neck, are allplaced on the line beneath the centre. Byattentively studying these diagrams, thelearner will know where to place the severalfeatures of the… … 12 of this irregularity will tend greatly to pro-duce the perfect likeness. Commence by drawing an outline of theform of the head and face the profile of theclergyman, fig.\,plate!., very lightly. Dividethis rough outline according to the precedingdiagram, taking care that the eye is on thecentre…
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