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 317
Fig. 94. 290 ELEMENTARY DRAWING FOR HOUSE PAINTERS. From B, with any radius, describe an arc cutting thesides of the angle in c and d. From E, with the same radius, describe an arc cuttingE 1) in F. Measure the length from point c to d.Mark off the same on the arc from f, viz., topoint G. Draw a… … Fig. 95. At B construct an angle similar to the angle k d l,viz., M B N. Produce the lines a j and b m until they meet in o,which will complete the triangle required. * The terms similar and equal, when applied in geometrical drawing,signify, the former, that the figure is of the same shape as…
House painting · Sign painting · Lettering
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