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 358
al circle as above, proceedto put the enclosing figure into Perspective. Draw theperpendicular a c, equal to A and from a and c drawlines to the Point of Sight. From a set ofl* a equalto a (or A c). From b draw a line to the Point ofDistance, cutting a S, in b\ At V erect a perpendi-cular^ cutting… … Fig. 136. From a set off a k, equal to a h, or half of the side ofthe square; and from k draw a line to the Point ofDistance, cutting a s, in h\ At h erect a perpendiculark g, passing through the intersection of the diagonals. Returning now to the original figure, draw the linesI J and K L, through…
House painting · Sign painting · Lettering
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