. Elements of military sketching and map reading . d gradually thicken the strokes. It may be advantageous for a beginner to use threepencils of varying hardness as an H for the fore-ground, 3H for middle distance and 5H for back-ground. Commercial pencils, Nos. 2 and 3, pointedand used with care, produce the same results and arealways available. Several pencils should be carried,pointed and ready for use. To put in woods, sketch the outline of the tree topswith a succession of short curves, then draw a brokenline to show the near edge of the woods, and fill thespace between with diagonal shad
. Elements of military sketching and map reading . d gradually thicken the strokes. It may be advantageous for a beginner to use threepencils of varying hardness as an H for the fore-ground, 3H for middle distance and 5H for back-ground. Commercial pencils, Nos. 2 and 3, pointedand used with care, produce the same results and arealways available. Several pencils should be carried,pointed and ready for use. To put in woods, sketch the outline of the tree topswith a succession of short curves, then draw a brokenline to show the near edge of the woods, and fill thespace between with diagonal shading. This is the onlyshading required in the entire landscape sketch, theresult being that trees stand out prominently amongthe other details. A tree on a plain or slope, in fullview, will show a portion of the trunk. Trees par-tially concealed by ridges, show only the rounded only the silhouette or outline of the tree—do not attempt detail of branches. All roads are shown by two unbroken lines repre- 90 ELEMENTS OF MILITARY SKETCHING. POLE LINES
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