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BLACKBOARD
SKETCHING
PLATE 21
The
strokes and
touches used upon plate 21 are more delicate than any previously given,
though
similar in character. No. 1 is drawn with the side of the chalk, the
accent
being with the left end. Allow the hand to tremble a bit and the
texture desired
is more readily obtained. Stroke 2 is produced in the same manner.
After
these are drawn add the shades, stems, and leaf with charcoal, and high
lights
with touches of white chalk.
Stroke
3 is exactly like that at No. 2, plate 20, though drawn with a much
smaller
piece of chalk. A series of these strokes, with the addition of touches
with
the charcoal and point of the chalk, as indicated in the sketch, will
produce
the caterpillar.
Strokes 4
and 5 are valuable in sketching a
butterfly or moth. They are gray strokes with the side of the chalk,
the
pressure being upon the end forming the outline. In work of this kind
study
nature very carefully, as no sketch or copy can do what nature can for
the
teacher. After the general form of the butterfly is drawn with these
light gray
strokes, add the details, using touches of chalk or charcoal, and
occasionally
blending them with the tip of the finger.
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