Wyllie, W. L. (William Lionel), 1851-1931 · London, E. Arnold · leaf 14
passes throughthem at the same part of their body. I am NATURES LAWS AND THE MAKING OF PICTURES assuming at present that they are all of equal where on the horizon. That point may be a long height. way outside the limits of your picture, but you All parallel lines there may be upon the plain, must… … The only exception to this universal law is thecase of lines exactly sideways to you—that is tosay, broad side on, or at right angles to your lineof sight. They must be drawn parallel to thehorizon, like the sun-shadows of the men in thispicture. You may say, But there is no such thing as aplain…
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