DRAWING FOR BEGINNERS INTRODUCTION A Few Technical Hints Drawing with the Lead Pencil APENCIL has many excellent qualities. It is a clean tool and easy to handle. It can be carried in the pocket and pressed into service whenever required. Beyond sharpening, it requires no attention. To sharpen a pencil you should pare the wood in small shavings with a sharp knife. When a small portion of the lead is exposed place the lead on a piece of paper and whittle down to a firm and not very thin point. A very sharp point is a mistake. With such a point we are inclined to dig into the paper, and thus to add to our difficulties when erasing. A thin point, moreover, snaps easily, needs constant sharpening, and therefore leads to much wasting of valuable lead. A word or two about the position of the pencil when drawing. We hold it, of course, as we do the pen, between the thumb and the first two fingers, and half-way up the shaft. There is a modern fashion of holding the pen between the
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CONTENTS; CHAPTER PAQE; Introduction : A Few Technical Hints 13; I How to Begin Simple Subjects for; Drawing and Painting 20; II Drawing our Toys 28; III Drawing Ourselves and Others 36; IV Drawing Hands 4
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CONTENTS; CHAPTER PAQE; Introduction : A Few Technical Hints 13; I How to Begin Simple Subjects for; Drawing and Painting 20; II Drawing our Toys 28; III Drawing Ourselves and Others 36; IV Drawing Hands 4
About the Publisher
Forgotten Books is a publisher of historical writings, such as: Philosophy, Classics, Science, Religion, Hist
