A practical manual of house-painting, graining, marbling and sign-writing : containing full information on the processes of house-painting in oil and distemper, the formation of letters and practice of sign-writing, the principles of decorative art, a course of elementary drawing for house-painters, writers, etc., and a collection of useful receipts ; with nine coloured illustrations of woods and marbles, and numerous wood engravings (1888)
Davidson, Ellis A., d. 1878 · London : C. Lockwood & Son · leaf 309
B. Make the perpendicular A c equal in length to a b.This is best done by using a as a centre, and a b asradius, then describing the arc (in this case a quadrant^or quarter of a circle) a c, which will cut off the perpen-dicular at the required length. From B, with radius a b, describe an arc; and… … Fig. 83. Fig. 84. To CONSTRUCT AN OBLONG of a givenSIZE (in this case 2J in. long, and in. wide.)
House painting · Sign painting · Lettering
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