Perspective, a series of elementary lectures (1899)
Cone, Ada · New York, W.T. Comstock · leaf 32
26 PEKSPECTIVE. Draw horizontal lines at the intersections and com¬ plete. Fig. 13 is a rectangular pyramid. Draw the square base as in Fig. 12. To draw the inclined sides it is necessary first to find their upper terminus, the apex of the pyramid. The apex is at the upper end of the axis. The… … foreground half the width of the base, it appears shorter than it really is. According to the rule laid down, its actual height must be measured in. the Plane of Measures, in which the nearest edge of the base is drawn. If the axis should be moved to the fore¬ ground, keeping it parallel to the…
Perspective · Drawing
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