. Drawing for beginners . height of theartists eye its position must be clearly understood, and in-dicated—for a time at least—in your drawings. It is possible that you are still unconvinced. Perhaps youlive in a city where roofs and houses block a distant horizonfrom view. Then we may apply another illustration andexplain matters differently. Suppose you descend to the street in a lift and look upat the buildings. What do you see ? Every window, everycornice and roof, coming down to the level of your eye. Now take the lift to the top story of your tall do you then see ? Everythi
. Drawing for beginners . height of theartists eye its position must be clearly understood, and in-dicated—for a time at least—in your drawings. It is possible that you are still unconvinced. Perhaps youlive in a city where roofs and houses block a distant horizonfrom view. Then we may apply another illustration andexplain matters differently. Suppose you descend to the street in a lift and look upat the buildings. What do you see ? Every window, everycornice and roof, coming down to the level of your eye. Now take the lift to the top story of your tall do you then see ? Everything reversed. The eavesof each lower building, the roofs and cornices, rising to meetthe level of your eye. And the level of your eye is the height of your horizon. Is the thing below the level of my eye, or is it above thelevel of my eye ? is the inevitable Measuring and Perspective You sit in a chair and look at the cornice, the beading, thetop hne of the picture frames, the mirror over the fireplace—. Fig. 47. Above the Eye-level are they not above the eye-level and do they not come downto the level of the eye ?Cast your eye downward, still sitting on the same chair. 121 Drawing for Beginners What do you see ? The outer edge of the carpet, the rug,
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