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Some hints on learning to draw (1893)

Hutchinson, G. W. Caldwell, Leighton of Stretton, Frederic Leighton, Baron, 1830-1896 · London ; New York : Macmillan and Co. · leaf 86

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he nextmost important point. Then when the general shape is obtainedreturn and put in the most important details only, and so bydegrees add other details in their relative importance, until atlast the most minute are added. Nearly all jars and glassesand similar objects can be drawn in the above… … Fig. 42. This pillar should be first drawn as a long narrow block, asit was originally before being turned in the lathe. Draw a groundline. The nearest vertical edge a b is to be the standard ofmeasurement. Proceed as in former drawings of blocks, measuringa b into the length b h, and get the angle…

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