Hutchinson, G. W. Caldwell, Leighton of Stretton, Frederic Leighton, Baron, 1830-1896 · London ; New York : Macmillan and Co. · leaf 101
examples given are the outlines of two shadeddrawings in further Plates. They are not intended as freehanddrawing copies, but to illustrate the principle of drawing similaror any leaves from nature, so as to obtain correct proportions otheight, and length, and foreshortening. If a leaf lies before… … the leaf is nearer to us than the rest. At this point K draw ahorizontal ground line on the paper that the leaf rests on, andalso on your own paper. Next look for the junction point of the OUTLINES OF LEAVES FROM NATURE 83 stalk with the large tendons or veins of the leaf; imagine a linea b from…
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