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DRAWING THE FIGURE.
agate, or ebony style, lifting carefully the lower corners
now and then to see that every line has been marked. The
style must be used with sufficient firmness to leave a mark,
but not so as to indent the drawing-paper. A small piece
of coloured tissue-paper will be sufficient, as it may be
moved without disturbing the tracing; indeed it ought
to be smaller than the tracing, in order to be introduced
between the leaden weights. When the coloured paper
is done with, fold it together, to prevent the colour
from rubbing off on other drawings. It will serve many
times.
The outline being transferred to the drawing-paper, it
must be strengthened and corrected lightly with a pencil,
beginning first at the lower-n^ hand corner, in order
that the hand may not efface the impression of the tracing;
for the marks left by the red ochre, or charcoal, are so
light that the slightest touch will efface them. Having
then secured the outline, remove the red ochre, or char-
coal, by flapping the paper lightly with a handkerchief.
The drawing is now ready for colouring.
The method of tracing outlines has been described at
length, be'eause it is wished to impress on the student the
importance of keeping the drawing-paper clean; and
because it is well known the great masters were accus-
tomed to adopt a similar process of transferring their
designs to the wall or canvas. It should at the same
DRAWING THE FIGURE.
agate, or ebony style, lifting carefully the lower corners
now and then to see that every line has been marked. The
style must be used with sufficient firmness to leave a mark,
but not so as to indent the drawing-paper. A small piece
of coloured tissue-paper will be sufficient, as it may be
moved without disturbing the tracing; indeed it ought
to be smaller than the tracing, in order to be introduced
between the leaden weights. When the coloured paper
is done with, fold it together, to prevent the colour
from rubbing off on other drawings. It will serve many
times.
The outline being transferred to the drawing-paper, it
must be strengthened and corrected lightly with a pencil,
beginning first at the lower-n^ hand corner, in order
that the hand may not efface the impression of the tracing;
for the marks left by the red ochre, or charcoal, are so
light that the slightest touch will efface them. Having
then secured the outline, remove the red ochre, or char-
coal, by flapping the paper lightly with a handkerchief.
The drawing is now ready for colouring.
The method of tracing outlines has been described at
length, be'eause it is wished to impress on the student the
importance of keeping the drawing-paper clean; and
because it is well known the great masters were accus-
tomed to adopt a similar process of transferring their
designs to the wall or canvas. It should at the same