. Portrait . y the most important part in the final verdict,whether the arrangement is an agreeable one or for that reason alone these spaces should enterinto the scheme of the composition from the will doubt that Diagram 3, which is taken froma painting, is the result of calculation and not ofaccident. The larger a picture is, the more necessaryit will become to consider every detail, for the actionsof the eye, as we have tried to convey, become morevaried in contemplating larger than smaller sizes. PORTRAIT Fig. 3 is an attempt at a figure space arrangement,with such acc
. Portrait . y the most important part in the final verdict,whether the arrangement is an agreeable one or for that reason alone these spaces should enterinto the scheme of the composition from the will doubt that Diagram 3, which is taken froma painting, is the result of calculation and not ofaccident. The larger a picture is, the more necessaryit will become to consider every detail, for the actionsof the eye, as we have tried to convey, become morevaried in contemplating larger than smaller sizes. PORTRAIT Fig. 3 is an attempt at a figure space arrangement,with such accessories as are available in most wall with a framed picture, a rug, a table, flowersand a book, should furnish sufficient material to handleany figure in a clear, realistic manner and to fill thespace. The figure in this instance is a trifle too smallfor the dimensions, and this would become much morepronounced if the figure and objects were seen on alarger scale. The spaces of the background would. By S. A. Cooky Studio, Denver become more conspicuous and look empty. And theonly way to remedy this shortcoming would be torepresent the figure larger and more varied in always adds dignity to a representation, but itdemands special care, as each shape will gain in sig-nificance and easily become isolated. It cuts up thefield into determinate sections, and they must com-pletely balance each other. They must be so con- PORTRAIT stituted that the eye could caress each shape separatelyand then be able to combine them into a harmoniousensemble. Lines, even when they do not meet, mayconflict, check and deflect one another. And theycan be controlled successfully only by an acute senseof proportion. The sense of proportion is generally inborn but canbe easily trained if practitioners could only be madeto take up such studies in leisure moments. It mayseem childish to divide asurface into squares andtriangles, and yet nothingwould be more conduciveto eye culture tha
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