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 25
ead, marking lightly all theshadows formed by the projecting bones.Next proceed with the eyes; do not drawthem with a hard outline, but with loosesketchy lines. Be careful in observing howfar from the eyelid the pupil of the eye ap-pears. Much of a likeness taken in profiledepends upon attention to… … the pencil the shadows under the eyes andnose. Draw the outline of the lips with alight flowing line. Mark the form of the 15 opening between the lips : the likeness willgreatly depend on the shape of the mouth; itmust therefore be particularly attended to.Observe the shadow under the…
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