L cative Conmaus40NIC ABUSE KIGURES(ON ONLY -NOT FOR SALE - VERE.- FOSTER’S - DRAWING. BOOK. EMBRACING EVERY DESCRIPTION OF DRAWING, WITH PAPER FOR COPYING. RUSTIC FIGURES DRAWN BY EDWARD DUNCAN, R.W.S. PRICE TWOPENCE. SANCTIONED BY THE DEPARTME! CIENCE AND ART ADOPTED BY THE BOARD OF NATIONAL EDUCATION IN IRELAND. BLACKIE & SON, Limited: LONDON, GLASGOW, AND DUBLIN.Creative Commons 4.0 NC SA BY FREE DISTRIBUTION ONLY - NOT FOR SALE [New eoiriow | VERE FOSTERS DRAWING COPY-BOOKS. RUSTIC FIGURES.—By Epwarp DuNcAN, R.W.S. GENERAL DESCRIPTION. LANDSCAPE DrawiNo IN PENCIL has been rather fly taught in the Books on Tnxs (J, J, J), and LAND: ScAPE IN PENor, (KY, KKB, KY), and though in the more advanced of these, animals and figures have been introduced in a few instances, it was thought advisable to have a separate book for Rustic FIGURES. The ‘Academie study of the Human Figure is reserved for a more advanced stage (Q', 0, Q, 04); but much good, and more interest, for young people who have begun to practise landscape will be obtained by the earefil copying of Mr. Duwcas's intresting litle rural sketches. Landscape at should always be enlivened, when possible, by the introduction of figures ‘or animals; oF, when possible, a boat, smolze, a flock of birds— anything that will impart the idea of life, air, or motion. These accessories are also useful in lending distance to a sketch, by the perspective treatment of the scale of size and prominence. At the proper time the drawing of Animals will be taught; meantime we confine our attention as to living objects to the’ present. small collection of Rustic Figures, which may interest and assist the youthful artist to enliven his own Sketches of Landscape, ‘The Iate Edward Duncan was one of the most versatile of artists that England has produced, equally facile princeps of Lande scape, Marine, and Figure, and ah excellent draughtsman as well fas an accomplished painter. My, Vere Foster was fortunate ‘enough to secure his services for many of his works, in the prime of his artistic powers, and these studies are proofs of his Skill in Figure sketching. In copying such subjects the general outlines of the whole figure should be lightly sketched in frst— taking cate that the head, limbs, hands, and feet are in proper proportion to one another. This sketch must be only in outline, ‘and very faint, as doubsless it will have to be altered considerably before it is found correct. No shading should be done till the ‘whole outline is absolutely as correct as the pupil can make it. In shading, let each line be copied honesty, and the hatching kept as ‘open as in the original. ‘The pencil must have the finest possible point for drawing the features imbs, and hands. A certain amount of freedom of line is permissible in Rustic Figures, which could not be allowed in studying the drawing of the Human Figure from the ‘east or the antique. GENERAL INSTRUCTIONS. ‘The examples must be copied without the aid of rulers or mechanical instruments, AIL measurements should be made by the eye alone; itis merely waste of time to do by mechanical means what is intended as an exercise to train the eye and the hand. Tt may be well to caution the student against despising easy ‘examples, and attempting subjects which are in advance of his ‘capacity. 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I ICrePeRe Coma 4.0 NC SA BY FREE DISTRIBUTION ONLY - NOT FOR SALE / sromnKnan antiguepatternlibrary.org 201-8, 11Creative Commons 4.0 NC SA BY FREE DISTRIBUTION ONLY - NOT FOR SALE VERE FOSTER'S DRAWING COPY-BOOKS—GENERAL INSTRUCTIONS—Continued. that he has something beautifal to copy, and let him be sure that to copy it well, however easy it may look, he requires to do his best He has three very interesting things to do:—first, he has to imitate the form, to reproduce line by line, each straight line in the ‘example with perfect straightness, each curved line with a curve the same in character, and faithfully copied from start to finish secondly, he has to do this with a firm free line, which when finished shall look, and be made up of one stroke, and one only (the pencit point should be broad enough, when lining in, © give the full breadth of line required at once, without any patching up or faking, as itis called, with a number of litte strokes); thirdly, he has to keep his paper clean, not by scribbling it over with hard random lines and then cleaning it with india-rubber, which is sure to give the paper a rubbed and greasy appearance, but by cult vvating the habit of drawing so Zipkly, so carefully, and so sparingly ‘that there will be very little that iS wrong in the drawing, and nothing that a slight touch of the rubber caninot remove. ‘When speaking of india-rubber, it is well to impress on young. pupils the importance of keeping it always fresh and clean.” It is foo often the case that the indispensable mibber is found in the boy's pocket stored in the same treasury with butter-Scotch or toy ‘The student should remember that @ wrong line, even only a sketching line, is work thrown away; and that one right line which it has taken six seconds to draw is of more value than six wrong ‘ones which have been dashed ia in one second, ‘The student should be as thoughtful in putting his first sketching line on paper as in completing his last finishing touch, although for the latter more steadiness of hand and skill of touch are required Dut the placing of every line requires equal thought from first to last. He should try always to have only lines on his paper that really mean something; so that, at whatever stage his drawing may 'o, he will not be ashamed if his teacher should se it. Steadiness of hand and correctness of eye will not come at once. But until they come let the student persevere in drawing a clean Tine, and in leaving a clean paper, and take it fora sign that though Ine may not be skiful at least he is not careless. The importance of always having a good point on the pencil, and a sharp knife to cet it in the form shown at the top of the chapter, canaot be too strongly impressed on young artists, A blunt point and a stumpy pencil are liable to produce a bad line and unsteady drawing. PRACTICAL HINTS. Position oF THE Bopy.—The student should sit square to the ese or table, which should be of sufficient height that he may sit zearly upright. The right hand should be supported by the wrist and litle finger, and the pencil should be held much as a pen in ‘writing, but rather more upright, and held frely Lut firmly between the thumb and the first and second fingers, the distance between the forefinger and the point of the pencil being a little more than an inch, POSITION OF THE BooK.—The bottom of the book should be kept parallel with the front edge of the desk, and as far from it as the convenience of the pupil may require, to allow the free action of the right arm and hand, Pencits, INDIARUBBER, &e—For Freehand Drawing HB or F pencils are mostly used ; for general use HB is to be preferred. ‘The india-rubber should not be kept in the hand or in the pocket, as there will always bea certain amount of moisture, which, adhering to the rubber, will render it unfit for use. Inkeraser should not be used, as it destroys the surface of the paper. Always use a Toose sheet to put under the hand. Begin at the top and draw the upper portion of the left side first. The value of this advice will be found when actually drawing, as, by beginning either at the bottom of the drawing, or at the right-hand side, the hand would cover up the work as it proceeds, smearing it, and also giving additional dificulty in drawing the two sides alike. www.antiguepatternithrary.org 2018.1 IFeO ia s FITTS Adopled by the Stience and Art Department and by the Board of National Kication Lvland, VERE FOSTER’S DRAWING-BOOK. EACH BOOK WITH INSTRUCTIONS AND PAPER TO DRAW ON. PRI . NEW EDITION. Na a UREEE. NEW EDITION. FREEHAND SERIES (20 Numbers). Al Hlementary—ary Objet (Stesight Libor, BT. 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Tab Age al, be 2 Posey, various bowls, 10 Fora Wiud Anal 83 balan hi 81 Satin Wt Ane 8 Himes (Any eae Dry, 6 Hees (AGE ye Hasan Fs GS A draert 8f Bastrestan Su Hs ce gti a GEOMETRICAL SERIES (ro Numbers) 21 Prt Gotiatry fle Prensa] $2 Dring a ene More Aree Ei Micon! Cocmsky (Gea mien bey. [fF Roni ng asus By hoyied Gomes 3 Aree 31 Steers Hi Winkie ee acta, ke Bi Brorog lie—Simplo amon «| FU DoS Macon, PERSPECTIVE, MODEL DRAWING, SHADING (14 Numbers). {UL Rocrctve Deion ke) "V4 Motel and Object Draving (Arend BU} Restocte (Rete Pin: Groat rane. | W Sada se 3 Rockne (eces rpms Obgety™ | eid Orton’ ay Stating Bi Fecha (Shares Crier oben) | 32 Sted Onament Eee Sth Vi NeaeTeet Sof brag Spey” | 9 Bited Qmaent—aicat Sng, ¥} Mote eet Oelet Dring Advan, | ¥1 Arter raving Pla and Sine ¥3 Hold Sid Obes Dames Adtweehs | $b ACESS wets nto be blak Bost (0 page of Drag Paper O11 Cates Kitna 1 Huma Fire Hlemantary }2 Haman Figure in Ost VERE FOSTER'S COMPLETE COURSE OF DRAWI NG.—New, EbITION. 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