. Studio, field, and gallery: a manual of painting for the student and amateur, with information for the general cted. Itsheight may be determined by means of the uprightscale. From a point on that, a line is taken to the van-ishing-point B^ and the upright on the perspective cen-tre of the left side of the house is prolonged upwardtill it intersects this line, and from this point a linetaken to the vanishing-point A gives the perspectiveheight. The receding lines of the chimney will vanishin the points A and B. Plate 3.—This shows the simplest method (which isall that is needed in or
. Studio, field, and gallery: a manual of painting for the student and amateur, with information for the general cted. Itsheight may be determined by means of the uprightscale. From a point on that, a line is taken to the van-ishing-point B^ and the upright on the perspective cen-tre of the left side of the house is prolonged upwardtill it intersects this line, and from this point a linetaken to the vanishing-point A gives the perspectiveheight. The receding lines of the chimney will vanishin the points A and B. Plate 3.—This shows the simplest method (which isall that is needed in ordinary sketching) of drawing acircle in perspective. A square is drawn in perspective,and its centre found by the diagonals. Through thisthe short and long diameters are drawn, and the latterextended one half its length above and below the these terminations lines are drawn to the ends ofthe short diameter, intersecting the diagonals at fourpoints, which, with the ends of the diameters, give eightpoints of the perspective circle. These are to be con-nected by properly-curved lines. To make this example. o LINEAR PERSPECTIVE. 25 clear, it has been drawn with the horizon-line throughits centre; but it may be above or below, or to theright of the point of sight (vanishing-point). Thestudent will discover that the distance of this plate isgreater than that of the others. The student should draw these examples (but on amuch larger scale) with the greatest cave cmd accuracy^and in the order indicated in the explanation. He willneed compasses, a ruler, and a right angle (or somethingexactly square and smooth). First, the example inparallel perspective should be mastered^ then th,e otherswill be easy. All lines should be drawn as light aspossible, at first; then they admit of easy correction, ifthat is necessary. If correct, they may be strengthenedor dotted, as in the plates. After drawing the examples as they are in the plates,the student should vary them by placing the
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