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 368
Fig. 142. in b a and J. From / a and b erect perpendiculars,cutting the lines previously drawn from c and U in yi e and d. Strengthen b a and ed, and draw b c,c D, e f, and f a, which will complete the figure. Fig. 143 shows the method of drawing a polygon, inthis case an Octagon, when lying… … ground plane. Draw the elevation of the Octagon a b cD e F G H, and enclose it in the square i j k I, Markon the picture line the points / a b^ i to correspond with 342 ET.EMENTARY DRAWING FOR HOUSE PAINTERS. I A B i in the elevation, and from these points draw linesto the Point of Sight. From i…
House painting · Sign painting · Lettering
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