A treatise on wood engravings : historical and practical . cts consisting of complicated lines. The word outline in woodengraving has two meanings: it is used, first, to denote the distinctboundaries of all kinds of objects ; and secondly, to denote the delicatewhite line that is cut round any figure or object in order to form aboundary to the lines by which such figure or object is surrounded,and to thus allow of their easier liberation: it forms as it were aterminal furrow into which the lines surrounding the figure run. Inspeaking of this second outline in future, it will be distinguished a
A treatise on wood engravings : historical and practical . cts consisting of complicated lines. The word outline in woodengraving has two meanings: it is used, first, to denote the distinctboundaries of all kinds of objects ; and secondly, to denote the delicatewhite line that is cut round any figure or object in order to form aboundary to the lines by which such figure or object is surrounded,and to thus allow of their easier liberation: it forms as it were aterminal furrow into which the lines surrounding the figure run. Inspeaking of this second outline in future, it will be distinguished asthe white outline; while the other, which properly defines the differentfigures and forms, will be called the true or proper outline, or simply 5S8 THi; PRACTICE OP WOOD ENGRAVING. the outline, without any distinctive additional term. As the wliiteoutline ought never to be distinctly visible in an impression, careought to be taken, more especially where the adjacent tint is dark, notLo cut it too deep or too wide. In the first of the two following the white outline, intentionally cut rather wider than is necessary,is distinctly seen from its contrast with the dark parts innnediately incontact with it. In the second cut of the same subject, with a differentback-ground, it is less visible in consequence of the parts adjacent being ^ \ I.
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