Wyllie, W. L. (William Lionel), 1851-1931 · London, E. Arnold · leaf 53
Theresult is that, when you are too close to the picture,the body and legs look very much too short, andyou wonder if the students have been cut out ofcard, there seems so little room between them. Ifyou slowly step back from the work, the deadman seems to draw out longer and longer thefarther you… … Here again is a wide-angle, short distance-point The relative sizes of the heads, the foreshorteningpicture, for the most part faithfully carried through. of the book, and the money almost close enough NATURES LAWS AND THE MAKING OF PICTURES 43 for you to stretch out your hand and pick up, the…
Drawing · Perspective
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