Pen Drawing - An Illustrated Treatise by Charles Maginnis
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[Illustration: FIG. 18 JOSEPH PENNELL] [Illustration: FIG. 19 JOSEPH PENNELL] [Illustration: FIG. 20 JOSEPH PENNELL] [Illustration: FIG. 21 E. DANTAN] [Side note: _Textures_] The matter of Textures is very important, and the student should learn to differentiate them as much as possible. This is done, as I have already said, by differences in the size and character of the line, and in the closeness or openness of the rendering. Observe the variety of textures in the drawing of the sculptor by Dantan, Fig. 21. The coat is rendered by such a cross-hatch as "N" in Fig. 10, made horizontally and with heavy lines. In the trousers the lines do not cross but fit in together. This is an excellent example for study, as is also the portrait by Raffaƫlli, Fig. 22. The textures in the latter drawing are wonderfully well conveved,--the hard, bony face, the stubby beard, and the woolen cap with its tassel in silhouette. For the expression of texture with the least effort the drawings of Vierge are incomparable. The architectural drawing by Mr. Gregg in Fig. 50 is well worth careful study in this connection, as are all of Herbert Railton's admirable drawings of old English houses. (I recommend the study of Mr. Railton's work with a good deal of reservation, however. While it is admirable in respect of textures and fascinating in its color, the values are likely to be most unreal, and the mannerisms |
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