Intersect the diagonals with a horizontal line as in C and finally with a vertical intersecting line as in D. All lines inside of the rectangle should be made very light. They are
merely guide lines to be erased when the drawing is completed.
Blackboard Exercise. Draw the lines in Fig. 6 on the blackboard with the guide lines, and let the pupils copy them
by means of the triangular guide lines. The first one by the aid of a single oblique line. The second by the aid of two oblique lines; the third with two oblique lines and one hori-
zontal line; the fourth aided by the addition of a vertical line.
Errors Quickly Noted. For the beginner, even a common vase or teacup is a difficult subject. Straight, upright and oblique guiding-lines are helpful in drawing curved objects. The following diagrams will make the method clear. By this means, as will be observed, the several parts are balanced with ease, and errors quickly noticed and corrected. The use of these lines accustoms the pupil to judge the relative proportions of the different parts of an object as related to the whole.
The divisions made by vertical, horizontal and oblique
lines will greatly aid the pupil in his work. He is thus enabled to become methodical and accurate in his measurements, and will cultivate what is known as the "true eye" for drawing.
Sections
- Action Drawing
- Advice To Teachers
- Beginners Instructions
- Blocking In
- Clay Modeling
- Copying By Triangulation
- Decorative Ornamental Art
- Drawing From Nature
- Early Exercises
- Elementary Lines
- Elementary Perspective
- Expression Emotion
- Foreshortening
- Geometrical Form
- How To Draw Animals
- How To Draw Cartoons
- How To Draw Charcoal Crayon
- How To Draw Flowers
- How To Draw Women Men Children
- Lettering
- Light And Shade
- Materials For Drawing
- Models Measurements Proportions
- Outlines For Beginners
- Paper Folding Cutting
- Pen And Ink Drawing
- Principles Of Composition
- Simple Story Pictures
- Solid Black Effects
- Stimulating Imagination
- Tracing Transferring
- Two Handed Exercises