Full Description
Generations of students have benefited from the teachings of this 19th-century master, whose sketches of vignettes from natural settings are accompanied by a series of lessons emphasizing both practical and theoretical considerations. This edition features the added attraction of 23 outstanding plates from the author's Lessons on Trees.
Contents
Introduction
Chapter I General remarks on the use of the chalk, or lead pencil
Chapter II On form
Chapter III On the application of the chalk, or pencil, to the drawing of forms
Chapter IV On copying, as preparatory to the study of nature
Chapter V On foliage
Chapter VI On stems and branches
Chapter VII On foregrounds
Chapter VIII On light and shade
Chapter IX On the use of the brush
Appendix On the materials
