BLACKBOARD
SKETCHING
PLATE 24
These
sketches are
drawn as illustrations for literature, but would be quite as useful in
some other
studies.
The
strokes at 1, 2 and 3 are those used in the tree sketch; 1 is obtained
by two
strokes of the chalk, placed vertically upon the board and accented by
a
pressure upon the lower end. These strokes give the sky and the hills
in the
distance. The use of the eraser and a few blended strokes like those at
2 will
help in sketching the tree trunks. See plate 2. After these are done,
add
stroke 3, and with it mass the foliage. See suggestions on plate 12.
The point
of land in the distance and a few of the branches are added with
charcoal.
Study the
lesson on
plate 23 before sketching the sparrow. Stroke 4 is made with a single
broad
mark of charcoal, and the addition of tiny touches with the chalk. The
branch
is drawn in a similar manner, and the background is added by a few soft
and
delicate touches with the side of the chalk.
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