The theory and practice of landscape painting in water-colours. Illustrated by a series of twenty-six drawings and diagrams in colours, and numerous woodcuts (1871)
Barnard, George, 1807-1890 · London : George Routledge & Sons · leaf 108
given, and all theintricacy and labour of drawing the numerous surrounding objects avoided.Some of Bewicks small vignettes are so pointed in character, and so full of ON COMPOSITION. 85 expression, that they even surpass the more finished plates of his work.The vignette style has been adopted for… … VIGNETTE. the shape best adapted to the compo-sition of landscape-scenes, much lati-tude is allowed in this respect; forexample, a space, the proportions ofwhich are three by two, embracingwithin the oval contained in it all theprincipal features, is indicated as theform most suited for ordinary…
Landscape painting · Watercolor painting
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