LESSON XXII
FURS AND FANS
The student must learn to dress his figure warmly for winter and to convey the effect of coolness, for summer; so we have two extremes, furs and fans.
There are many kinds of furs; a catalogue on the subject will give the different kind of technique, or lines used to represent the texture of the article.
If the fur has long hairs, use long lines; if curly, use curly ones. The long or curly lines may be massed in places to form the shadows or indications of the fur. Fur should look full and the lines must follow the shape of the fur piece.
Follow the lines for the neck piece, Fig. 1.
The lines for the fur fall down towards the front, while on the shoulder they go toward the back.
Draw the main shape of Figs. 1 and 2, then the lines for the fur, which form the edge. Make the fur look full, especially so at the tails, Fig. 2.
Fur trimming which is joined in the middle causes the fur to fall both up and down. Note the different direction of lines where the fur is joined. Make the fur full at the edges and where it wraps around XX, Fig. 3.
Short fur is drawn with short lines, Fig. 4, the thickness of the fur extending past XX.
Draw the round muff. See how the lines follow around the muff and give it shape. There is a plane at the end (which is flat) with a round hole in the middle, but the end takes the shape of an ellipse, as it is viewed in perspective. See Lesson XXVII on perspective. The hole is nearer the far side.
Watch the lines carefully as they go around the muff and around the hole.