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THE ELEMENTS OP DRAWING. [letter i.
quite rough and in a mess, give it up and begin
another square, but do not rest satisfied till you have
done your best with every square. The tint at last
ought at least to be as close and even as that in b,
Fig. 1. You will find, however, that it is very difficult
to get a pale tint; because, naturally, the ink lines
necessary to produce a close tint at all, blacken the
paper more than you want. You must get over this
difficulty not so much by leaving the lines wide apart
as by trying to draw them excessively fine, lightly
and swiftly; being very cautious in filling in; and,
at last, passing the penknife over the whole. By
keeping several squares in progress at one time, and
reserving your pen for the light one just when the
ink is nearly exhausted, you may get on better. The
paper ought, at last, to look lightly and evenly toned
all over, with no lines distinctly visible.
THE ELEMENTS OP DRAWING. [letter i.
quite rough and in a mess, give it up and begin
another square, but do not rest satisfied till you have
done your best with every square. The tint at last
ought at least to be as close and even as that in b,
Fig. 1. You will find, however, that it is very difficult
to get a pale tint; because, naturally, the ink lines
necessary to produce a close tint at all, blacken the
paper more than you want. You must get over this
difficulty not so much by leaving the lines wide apart
as by trying to draw them excessively fine, lightly
and swiftly; being very cautious in filling in; and,
at last, passing the penknife over the whole. By
keeping several squares in progress at one time, and
reserving your pen for the light one just when the
ink is nearly exhausted, you may get on better. The
paper ought, at last, to look lightly and evenly toned
all over, with no lines distinctly visible.