LESSON XXI
PARASOLS
Parasols are very interesting and they are not hard to draw if one understands their formation.
Begin with Fig. 1. Place the stick through the ellipse at a right angle to it. The stick must be in the middle and be continuous where it goes through the silk.
If you show much of the outside, show but little of the inner part. The less you observe of the top of the parasol, the more you see of the inside, Fig. 4, and the less of the short end of the stick.
Draw layout, Fig. 1, and place Fig. 2 on it.
Draw layout, Fig. 1, and place Fig. 3 on it.
In Fig. 3 part of the ruffle on the far side is hidden.
In the Japanese parasol, you view the inside. The stick must go through the middle and the ribs must curve to form the hollow of the parasol. They extend past the edge. This parasol does not take
a perfect round, it being viewed on a slant. The stick must rest on the shoulder and fit in the hand. The stick may be ruled to obtain a straight line.
Fig. 5 shows where the ribs join the center and the supports from the stick to the ribs.
Fig. 7 is the outside only. Note the center and how the ribs curve, vanishing on the far side, and extending past the edge on the near side. Study the parasol carefully, and notice how the curve of the far side is less than the curve of the near side.