Whittock, Nathaniel: The Art Of Drawing And Colouring, From Nature, Birds, Beasts, Fishes, And Insects: With Plain And Coloured Drawings, From Original Paintings By Morland, Vernet, Howet, Le Cave, &c. (London, 1830)

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light, tremulous motion, so that the character os the shaggy coat os the
animal may be preserved. The student will observe that the line,
though dark, is kept very fine on the side towards the light, but much
broader and stronger on the side in shade. Having drawn the prin-
cipal figure in the group, proceed in the same way with the rest,
keeping the outline more faint as the objects are more distant. The
landscape must then be drawn, which will be very easy to those who
have studied the character os trees, as detailed in the " Oxsord
Drawing Book." Those that have not had that advantage must copy
the drawing as closely as possible, observing the way in which the
lines run in the middle tint os the masses, which are always those
that are drawn first. The light is lest in the paper, and the strong
shade is given by drawing short hatchings over the middle tint, the
outlines of the different masses os light and shade being first drawn
loosely, letting the pencil be held lightly, and sorming small notches or
curves, to give a leafy character to the outline.
Having proceeded thus sar, the student can either finish up the
drawing in pencil or in colours; but as colouring the landscape would
require more instruction than the limits os this work would allow, the
directions in tinting will be consined to the animals, particularly as
that is the most fashionable way os ornamenting sancy subjects.
Is the subject is sinished in pencil, it will be necessary to draw upon
a board that is not covered with any sost substance which would yield
to the pencil, and take away the sharpness and brilliancy os the touch.