The principles of perspective as applied to model drawing & sketching from nature (1890)
Trobridge, George, 1851-1909 · London : Cassell · leaf 18
14 TEE FEINGIPLE8 OF PE AS APPLIED TO Rule II.— PARALLEL LINES, not also To take the door again as an example. If you stand on one side and look at it obliquely, the lines parallel to the pictui'c plane, appear to converge forming the top will appear to come downwards, while towards each other, and… … are said to " vanish." The point at which they downwards to the horizontal line ; if below the would meet if sufficiently produced is called eye, they will rise towards it. their "vanishing point." Whatever the number This rule may be illustrated by looking at the hori- of the tines, if parallel to…
Perspective · Drawing
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