Simple Landscapes – Fig. 5 presents five simple landscapes in which the economy in lines used is a leading feature. Pupils will derive benefit from the study of such examples. The fewer lines that can be used to produce the general effect the better.
Rapid Line Exercises – Fig. 6 comprises subjects suitable for pencil sketches, or for enlargement on the blackboard. They are examples in rapid line effects where strength of execution is aimed at rather than detail, of which there is a conspicuous absence. The introduction of color into this will be easy for teacher and pupil.
Further Application of Lines – In the simple landscape, Fig. 8, will be found many of the lines which enter into nearly all practice work. First, as in Fig. 7, faintly sketch the general masses, so they can be easily erased if they are not properly placed. Figure 7 shows how this can be done. The little figures at the right may be introduced into the finished picture. If used, their placing is to be left subject to the individual taste and ingenuity of the pupil. Should they be used in the foreground, they should be enlarged considerably.
Students should be encouraged to make their drawings as neat as possible. However, it's better to hae a messy-looking drawing that is correct in its essentials than a clean, spick & span drawing full of inaccuracies in the way of misplaced lines, tones or shadows.
The letters locate the corresponding lines in Fig. 8 and are not for use in the pupil’s sketch, but are placed to show where the corresponding lines and tints are to be found.
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