The student of expression must look for indications in many faces, for there he will find more suggestions of importance than in all the pages of written instruction. Without such knowledge, he may work on blindly, puzzling himself to find out where he is wrong, and why the expression is just the opposite of what it should be.
Youth and Old Age. Curved, graceful lines convey the impression of youth, while straight, angular lines are those mostly used to express age in various stages of advancement. In vegetable life, as may be noted (Fig. ii), the young have graceful lines, while in their old age angularity of lines is apparent.
Contrasts of some sort are generally considered necessary to every drawing. Contrasts are not invariably caused by strength of line or tone or areas of black against white; but they are frequently matters of character and costume. Thus, a tramp talking to a finely dressed man appears more tattered than if he were addressing a commonly clad person, or if he were in a group made up of his own class. A short, fat man seems more obese if his companion in the picture is long and lean.
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- How To Draw Animals
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