Bowles, Carington [Editor]: All Draughtsmen's Assistant, Or, Drawing Made Easy: Wherein The Principles Of That Art Are Rendered Familiar In Ten Instructive Lessons ... Explain'd by a great Variety of Examples from the most approved Designs, on Copper-plates, neatly engraved: With a suitable Introduction on the Utility of this Noble Art ; And Observations on Design, as well in regard to Theory as Practise (London, [ca. 1777])

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GENERAL INSTRUCTIONS.

VERY young Beginner (hould endeavour to improve his Memory with the
Beauties of the moft excellent Paintings and Prints, taking Notice of the Harmony
of their different Parts, as well as of the Reafons for the Difpofition of the Lights
and Shades : which will by Degrees improve the Ideas to a Degree of Excellency,
and make the Practice eafy and familiar ; as the Hand will be more ready to execute
thofe Objects the Mind has fo clearly conceived. The ufe of this Accomplifhment is,
viiiblein many, who, though not able to execute, yet by accuftoming themfelves to
this Study become excellent Judges, and are with great Propriety termed ConnoiJ/eur;
in the polite Arts of Painting, Engraving, &c. &c. It will alfo be of eflential Ser-
vice to the Pupil to attend to the Reafons affigned for the Merits or Defects of the Per-
formance, as fuch an Enquiry will greatly forward him in his Study.

Pupils fhould take particular Notice of the Original intended to be drawn from,,
obferving whether the Figures or Objects are upright, or incline to the right or left,,
taking Care alfo that every Part in the Copy has the fame Direction, which may eafily.
be difcovered by frequently reviling the Sketch, and comparing it attentively with the
Original. Paying a due Obfervance to this by young Beginners will mend their Judg-
ment, and in Time enable them to proceed with a growing Pleafure.

MATERIALS for DRAWING.

Charcoal cut in l^ng Slips.
Black Lead Pencils.

Crayons of black, white, and red Chalk.
A Porte-Crayon.
Indian Ink.

Camel's Hair-Pencils.
Fitches.

Crow-quill Pens.
A Ruler and a Pair of Compaffes.
An Indian Rubber.

INSTRUCTIONS, with EXAMPLES.

"T7 VERY Learner is particularly defired to perfect himfelfin the Practice of the
Jjy fir ft: Leffon, in its feveral Branches, before he attempts the Second, and fo of the
Second before he proceeds with the Third, not endeavouring to become Mafter of the
whole at once, which-will only perplex his Ideas, and weary him in the Purfuitof
what he will never by this Means be likely to attain ; whereas by proceeding gra-
dually, the Rules will be found much more eafy and practicable, and confequently
the Study infinitely more pleafing and encouraging.

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