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BLACKBOARD
SKETCHING
PLATE 8
In the
exercise
illustrated on the opposite page you will find combinations of the
strokes
already given, but they are varied somewhat In rendering these
drawings. Any
sketch or object to be drawn should dictate the kind of stroke to be
used and
the manner of handling the chalk, the pressure, accent, etc.
For
the larger sketch, draw first the tree trunks as shown at No 1. Let the
pressure be as gentle as possible, the chalk hardly touching the board.
After
these are massed in the background, erase a triangular spot for the
wigwam,
and with the oblique strokes 2, accented first at the left. then at the
right,
obtain the general form required. Stroke 3 is added at the top of the
wigwam,
and a bit of charcoal is used for the dark tone at the opening. Now add
the
decorative details.
In order
to
complete the sketch, use stroke 4 for the foreground. It is similar to
those
previously used, and is made by an irregular, up-and-down movement of
the
chalk.
A pond, a
canoe, or
other suggestive detail may be used in this sketch, and applied to the
work in
history, geography, language, etc.
Try the
second
little drawing, using similar strokes in a very simple manner.
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