. Free-hand drawing : a manual for teachers and students. tal when it is inclined. It may seem that unnecessary space has been given to thesedirections, but it has been found almost impossible to make manystudents understand the matter and hold the thread correctly, evenafter repeated explanations and illustrations. Some, after months ofstudy, are found holding the thread or pencil at an angle of fromten to thirty degrees away from the correct position, and it is thoughtthat no explanation can be too care-ful. The problem is so simple thatany student who wishes to succeedshould have no difficu
. Free-hand drawing : a manual for teachers and students. tal when it is inclined. It may seem that unnecessary space has been given to thesedirections, but it has been found almost impossible to make manystudents understand the matter and hold the thread correctly, evenafter repeated explanations and illustrations. Some, after months ofstudy, are found holding the thread or pencil at an angle of fromten to thirty degrees away from the correct position, and it is thoughtthat no explanation can be too care-ful. The problem is so simple thatany student who wishes to succeedshould have no difficulty ; he may besure that he will never learn to drawuntil he is. able to discover his mis-takes, and as the use of the thread is amost important test it should be cor-rectly applied. Any object, as the cube. Fig. t6having been drawn, may be tested bythe thread as follows : Hold the thread horizontally to cover point 5,and note its apparent intersection with the edges 1-6 and 6-7. Holdthe thread vertically in front of point 3, and see where it intersects. Fig. 16. 48 FREE-HAND DRAWING. 5-6. Hold it in front of 6-7, and notice its intersection with the thread to cover i and 5, also 2 and 4, and compare itsdirection with a horizontal line. Continue the edge 2-7 to intersect5-6, and 4-7 to intersect 2-1. Cover any opposite points, as i and3, 3 and 6, 4 and i, etc., and notice where the thread appears tointersect the edges between. This use of the thread is simply a more exact method of discover-ing angles than drawing lines in the air, the method explained onp. 5. When the eye is trained, the first, which is of course thesimpler, is all that is needed. Most students will find the use ofthe thread necessary. The thread gives a fine line which can bemade to exactly cover the edges of the object, and its intersectionswith the edges can be seen much more readily than those of a lineformed by a pencil or rule, which hides considerable of the these tests with the thre
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