Wyllie, W. L. (William Lionel), 1851-1931 · London, E. Arnold · leaf 45
r their subject, they give themselvesendless trouble, cutting down the sizes of objectsin the foreground, and making the whole picture look wrong, just because they happen to havecaught sight of the work from a little distance. This and the following drawing show how apicture differs according as… … This picture was drawn from close under thebows of the ship. You will notice that the bow-sprit is very large, and the mizen mast very small,and that the white bands and lines of the portstaper very rapidly towards the after end of thetwo-decker. Consequently, seen from a little way off, the whole…
Drawing · Perspective
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