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3. The Edge of the Pencil

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The Elements of Drawing
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Lesson 2. We use tone, light, dark and the shades in-between to create illusions of volume and depth.

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2. The Tip of the Pencil

Lesson 1. We use line to define spaces and things. It is not a question of magically getting the line right first time, but of first turning a contour into a line, and then systematically correcting that line until it looks right.
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4. Toned Paper

Lesson 3. How toned paper can be used to provide the mid-tone in a drawing, which records where light and shade fall as a means of picturing an object.
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The Elements of Drawing
People
Stephen Farthing
Keywords
draw
art
artist
teach
how to
learn
teaching
ruskin
painting
drawing
Department: Ashmolean Museum
Date Added: 24/03/2011
Duration: 00:03:17

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