Wyllie, W. L. (William Lionel), 1851-1931 · London, E. Arnold · leaf 48
effect on the mind of the spectator is that hefeels that the scene is being enacted quite close tohim. For that very reason this point of view isalways impressive, if the subject be well portrayed,though the great size of the objects in the fore-ground will cause the picture to look very wrongwhen… … In this drawing we have the same five men inexactly the same positions, but as seen from a pointfarther away. Now when you look at him you nolonger feel as though you could stretch out yourhand and touch the nearest man on the shoulder.The shadows on the ground are still rather likemaps, and there…
Drawing · Perspective
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