. Portrait . icularly fortunate. The paraphernalia was toosimple to allow an effective space arrangement. Andthere is a grave danger in this combined effort of en-largement and trimming. It should not be used as acorrective method for slipshod compositions. A spacearrangement needs a special harmony of proportions,for the eye looks at a picture of small dimensions in anentirely different way than at a large one. In a smallcard-size picture no revolving of the eye is necessary; PORTRAIT the iris will remain inactive, and only the ciliary musclewill undergo a special effort of contraction. Imagi
. Portrait . icularly fortunate. The paraphernalia was toosimple to allow an effective space arrangement. Andthere is a grave danger in this combined effort of en-largement and trimming. It should not be used as acorrective method for slipshod compositions. A spacearrangement needs a special harmony of proportions,for the eye looks at a picture of small dimensions in anentirely different way than at a large one. In a smallcard-size picture no revolving of the eye is necessary; PORTRAIT the iris will remain inactive, and only the ciliary musclewill undergo a special effort of contraction. Imagine Diagram i as a card-size portrait. Theeye takes in the entire profile as one spot, a pleasantundivided shape against the background. It bothersbut little with detail. But as soon as the head be-comes so big that it nearly fills the entire picture area,a subdivision of shapes takes place. There are theshapes of the face, neck, hair and shoulder to be con-sidered separately, each boundary line will undergo a. scrutiny, and the shapes of the background will perhapsplay the most important part in the final verdict,whether the arrangement is an agreeable one or for that reason alone these spaces should enterinto the scheme of the composition from the will doubt that Diagram 3, which is taken froma painting, is the result of calculation and not ofaccident. The larger a picture is, the more necessaryit will become to consider every detail, for the actionsof the eye, as we have tried to convey, become morevaried in contemplating larger than smaller sizes. PORTRAIT Fig. 3 is an attempt at a figure space arrangement,with such accessories as are available in most wall with a framed picture, a rug, a table, flowersand a book, should furnish sufficient material to handleany figure in a clear, realistic manner and to fill thespace. The figure in this instance is a trifle too smallfor the dimensions, and this would become much morepronounced if the figure and
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