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 . uld consider the works of others unworthy his study and emu-lation j but he should learn, rather, to value the higher attributes of a work of art, above the lessimportant peculiarities of the artists hand, which are often the result of change of purpose, or 13 98 RUDIMENTS OF DRAWING. accidental circumstances, or carelessness in the production of a sketch. Many a beautiful ideahas been suggested by a fe
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 . uld consider the works of others unworthy his study and emu-lation j but he should learn, rather, to value the higher attributes of a work of art, above the lessimportant peculiarities of the artists hand, which are often the result of change of purpose, or 13 98 RUDIMENTS OF DRAWING. accidental circumstances, or carelessness in the production of a sketch. Many a beautiful ideahas been suggested by a few random lines 5 even by an accidental blot, or stain, upon the paper,which the sensitive eye, and fertile imagination, of the artist have detected, and his ready handdeveloped with a fey touches, that defy imitation. Often, in sketches, the artist may appear tohave dashed forth, in bold explorations, in search of happy combinations of line, effect, andexpression, upon which the beginner should venture with caution, and never from mere him study the spirit and motive of good sketches, whenever he can meet with them 5 but,let him learn to draw, before he begins to \ 106. While on the subject of manner, it may be expected that something should be saidwith reference to trees and foliage ; but all the rules and recipes, that ever were promulgated, cannot teach one to draw the most simple weed, without a feeling and capacity for the imitationof form. Landscape is too often regarded as a sort of safety-valve, to let off the exuberant MANNER OR METHOD. 99
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