The American drawing-book : a manual for the amateur, and basis of study for the professional artist : especially adapted to the use of public and private schools, as well as home instruction . CHAPTER IV. THE RUDIMENTS OF DRAWING. OF MANNER OR METHOD—THE ART OF WRITING, IN CONNEXION WITH DRAWING—GENERAL INSTRUC-TIONS, ETC—CONCLUSION,. Rules are to be considered as fences, placed onlywhere trespass is expected.—Reynolds. HUS far, the use of thepen, as an instrument( for drawing, has beenstrongly urged, for rea-sons already explained jnor should it ever belaid aside or great impor
The American drawing-book : a manual for the amateur, and basis of study for the professional artist : especially adapted to the use of public and private schools, as well as home instruction . CHAPTER IV. THE RUDIMENTS OF DRAWING. OF MANNER OR METHOD—THE ART OF WRITING, IN CONNEXION WITH DRAWING—GENERAL INSTRUC-TIONS, ETC—CONCLUSION,. Rules are to be considered as fences, placed onlywhere trespass is expected.—Reynolds. HUS far, the use of thepen, as an instrument( for drawing, has beenstrongly urged, for rea-sons already explained jnor should it ever belaid aside or great importance isoften attached to themere imitation of man-ner, particularly in cop-ying from the works of others; and if more thought and pains were bestowed upon the principles of design, and lessupon the imitation of the touch or peculiarities of individual artists, there would be more leaders,and fewer servile followers, who, in emulating and imitating the means, lose sight of the greatends of art. 92 RUDIMENTS OF DRAWING. 99. The test of excellence, in a method or manner, is its approach to precision, and distinct-ness of expression, by which an object, or thought, is most clearly represented. He that has aclear perception of the one, or the other, if assisted by proper education, will not be long infinding a manner or method of
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