IN T U 0 D U CT ION.
"ANY ONE WHO CAN LEARN TO WRITE, CAN LEARN TO
                   DRAW."
Universal Utility of a Capacity for Drawing.- Ease with
 which it may be acquired. - Requirement of a more
 General Appreciation of the Advantages to be derived
 from its Cultivation......................PAGE
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       CHAPTER       1.
PRIMARY INSTRUCTIONS IN DRAWING.
I. Facility of Hand one of the first Requisites in Draw-
  ing. - Means by which it may be acquired. -2 to 11.
  Of Straight Lines. -3, 85. Importance of Early In-
  struction. - 4. Drawing Copy-Books for Schools, etc.
  -12,15, 16, 17. Of Rectangular forms.-18, 14, 15.
  Practical Hints with regard to producing Tints, etc.,
  by Lines. - 19. Importance of Clearness and Decis-
  ion of Line. - 20, 21, 22. Of Curved Lines. - 28.
  The Black-Board. - 24. Giotto. - 25. Inclination in
  Young Persons for Design should be encouraged. -
  26, 29, 80. Of Figures formed by Curved Lines. - 81.
  An Equal Degree of Excellence can not be reasonably
  expected in all who attempt to learn to draw. - 82, 83.
  Drawing from Nature. - 84. Affectation of Manner
  to be avoided.- 36. Drawing-Materials. - 87, 89. The
  Pen.-40. Ink.-41. Sepia.-42 to 45.    Pencils,
  etc. - 46   Crayons. - 47, 48. Advice to Learners
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               CHAPTER          II.
      RUDIMENTS OF DRAWING THE HUMAN HEAD.
50, 51. Introductory Observations on Drawing the Hu-
  man Head. - 52, 58, 54. Of the Features. - 55. Their
  Proportions, etc. - 56, 61, 62, 63. Of the Head in
  Profile. - 57, 58, 64, 67. Of the Applicability of the
  Oval, etc., as a Basis for Drawing the Head. - 59. Im-
  portance of Anatomical Knowledge. - 60. Theory and
  Practice should go together. - 64, 65. Of the Full
  Face. - 66. Application of the Laws of Perspective
  in Drawing the Head. - 67. Of a Three-Quarter
  View of the Face. - 68, 69. Of the Central Line. -
  Of General Impressions. - 70. Study of Nature.
               CHAPTER         III.
      RUDIMENTS IN DRAWING THE HUMAN FIGURE.
71 to 75. Introductory Observations on Drawing the Hu-
  man Figure.-76, 77, 78, 88. Of the Foot.-79. Stu-
  dy and Accuracy more important than Expedition or
  Quantity. -80. Practice essential to Success. - 88,
  84. Applicability of General Principles to Subordi-
  nate Parts and Details. - 85. The Best Models.- 86.
  Of the Antique Standard of Beauty. - 87. Of Out-
  line, Shadows, etc. - 88, 89. The Hand. - 90 to 94.
  Of the Whole Figure. - 95, 96. Its Proportions.-
  97. Proportions of some of the Antique Statues. -
  98. Of the Figure from Infancy to Manhood.......
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