Combination Form as Model. Let each pupil cut out of cardboard a combination form composed of a square and an equilateral triangle, as in A, Fig. 13. Bend it at the dotted lines.
The way to bend it straight is to cut slightly, the cardboard with a knife and straightedge. Do not cut through or even half way through, just a dent-like cut is sufficient. Then bend away from the dented line.
Cardboard bent properly. Cardboard is composed of three or more (seldom less than three) sheets of paper pasted together. The effect of the bending of the cardboard, when a slight cut has been made, is to cause the outer sheet to break (see Fig. 14), leaving the other sheets bent but intact. Should a thick piece of cardboard be bent as described, and then bent in the opposite direction, the sheet is readily divided.
Using the Model. Having drawn, cut, and properly bent this form, proceed as follows: Let the pupil hold the bent cardboard in his left hand, between the thumb and fourth finger. Then draw the form as seen by moving it in various directions, as indicated in Fig. 13.
For Two-Handed Exercise. The angle at which the cardboard is bent may be varied also.
For ambidextrous exercise let the pupil hold the cardboard in the right hand and draw with the left.
Whether for right or left hand drawing, the paper on which the drawings are made should be tacked firmly.
A Christmas Tree. Fold a piece of paper about five inches square. Draw half of the Christmas tree and the pot. Without unfolding the paper, cut the outlines of the pot. With the paper still folded, tear the jagged outlines of the tree. Now unfold paper. Cut out of white paper the shapes of the candles. Same for the candles' flames, but for these use red and yellow paper. Paste the candles and flames, alternating red and yellow flames.
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- Action Drawing
- Advice To Teachers
- Beginners Instructions
- Blocking In
- Clay Modeling
- Copying By Triangulation
- Decorative Ornamental Art
- Drawing From Nature
- Early Exercises
- Elementary Lines
- Elementary Perspective
- Expression Emotion
- Foreshortening
- Geometrical Form
- How To Draw Animals
- How To Draw Cartoons
- How To Draw Charcoal Crayon
- How To Draw Flowers
- How To Draw Women Men Children
- Lettering
- Light And Shade
- Materials For Drawing
- Models Measurements Proportions
- Outlines For Beginners
- Paper Folding Cutting
- Pen And Ink Drawing
- Principles Of Composition
- Simple Story Pictures
- Solid Black Effects
- Stimulating Imagination
- Tracing Transferring
- Two Handed Exercises