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 . om the wrist to the beginning of the fingers,is ascertained, and indicated with accuracy, nextdecide upon the length, expansion, and relativeposition, of the fingers, as a group, and thenproceed with each, in its turn of relative impor-tance, continually comparing and verifying yourconclusions, as you advance, by the methodalready explained 5 never losing sight of thegeneral character of the whole, and
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 . om the wrist to the beginning of the fingers,is ascertained, and indicated with accuracy, nextdecide upon the length, expansion, and relativeposition, of the fingers, as a group, and thenproceed with each, in its turn of relative impor-tance, continually comparing and verifying yourconclusions, as you advance, by the methodalready explained 5 never losing sight of thegeneral character of the whole, and keeping theparts in perfect harmony of action with it. Thisexample may be found even more difficult thanthose that follow 5 but it is well for the pupilto have his strength tested, and if he has ear-nestly, and successfully, followed the line of studymarked out for him, thus far, he may be safelysaid to be even now within sight of the morepleasant ways of art, with assurance of strengthand capacity to enter upon the broad and bound-less field that lies before him. A little farther,and the elementary work is done, and another,and higher, is begun. But, before the one is THE HUMAN HAND 79. accomplished, or the pupil prepared to enter upon the other, he must be fully impressed withthe practical application of the general principles of design, which it has been the purpose ofthese pages to inculcate, not only with reference to the examples placed before him, but to allother objects. He must not only possess a perfect comprehension of the method, but practicallyassure himself of its value, by repeated and careful trials. 80 RUDIMENTS OF DRAWING.
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