. Drawing for beginners . Fig. 71. The Twig of aPoplar Fig. 72. A POPLAK-TREE Drawing for Beginners mark the girth of the trunk, and draw the tree, building upwith big curves, and noting the snake-hke twist of theslender branches. Mark the richest and deepest shadows,how the shadows break into shadow shapes of twigs, leaves,and grass. Trees are difficult—that much is admitted even by Ian,who is devoted to his pencil. Oh, yes, said Ian, I can draw horses, and men, andhouses—but trees and he paused thoughtfully. To draw a tree from life, we must aim at the main draw the trunk, th
. Drawing for beginners . Fig. 71. The Twig of aPoplar Fig. 72. A POPLAK-TREE Drawing for Beginners mark the girth of the trunk, and draw the tree, building upwith big curves, and noting the snake-hke twist of theslender branches. Mark the richest and deepest shadows,how the shadows break into shadow shapes of twigs, leaves,and grass. Trees are difficult—that much is admitted even by Ian,who is devoted to his pencil. Oh, yes, said Ian, I can draw horses, and men, andhouses—but trees and he paused thoughtfully. To draw a tree from life, we must aim at the main draw the trunk, then the biggest branches, lastly theleaves. There is a curious fact about trees that is worth recording,for it is often helpful when we are faced with the difficultiesof grasping such a big subject. A branch of a tree will haveall the characteristics of the tree itself. Examine a small branch of an oak-tree—just a spray ofleaves. Are they not sturdy, stout fellows ? Does not eachtwig strike out in an independent fash
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