. Augsburg's drawing, book 2. Figs. 30 and 31 are oblique horizontal receding , because at an angle with the picture plane ; horizontal,because the principal lines are horizontal with the plane of theearth; receding, because the lines recede from you. 148 AUGSBURGS DRAWING- Drawing the Prism.— After the instruction given in thedrawing of the cube and cylinder, it will l)e unnecessary to givespecific directions in the drawing of the prism—a few generalsuggestions will be enouirh. The following is a good plan for all positions of the prism. 1. Draw the base A BCD, Fig. 31. 2. Find


. Augsburg's drawing, book 2. Figs. 30 and 31 are oblique horizontal receding , because at an angle with the picture plane ; horizontal,because the principal lines are horizontal with the plane of theearth; receding, because the lines recede from you. 148 AUGSBURGS DRAWING- Drawing the Prism.— After the instruction given in thedrawing of the cube and cylinder, it will l)e unnecessary to givespecific directions in the drawing of the prism—a few generalsuggestions will be enouirh. The following is a good plan for all positions of the prism. 1. Draw the base A BCD, Fig. 31. 2. Find the apex E and F. 3. Objects similar to the triangular prism are comparativel}^ fewin number. They are limited largely to objects used in parting,such as a wedge and the roofs of houses. Drill Work.— Drill work is as necessary in drawing as innumbers, language, and music, and without it the knowledgegained is very apt to be fugitive and soon forgotten. Drill is AUGSBURGS DRAWING. 149 assimilating the knowledge so that it can be used in thought of the chief ends of drill work should be to acquire the princi-ple, so that it can be used as an aid in the expression of thought.


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