The art of figure drawing - containing practical instructions for a course of study in this branch of art (1852) (14784681143)

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Title: The art of figure drawing : containing practical instructions for a course of study in this branch of art
Year: 1852 (1850s)
Authors: Weigall, Charles H
Subjects: Drawing Human figure in art
Publisher: London : Winsor and Newton
Contributing Library: Getty Research Institute
Digitizing Sponsor: Getty Research Institute



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it. Just above the ear is the widest part of the head,equal to 1 face, or ; of a head. The eye is about -^-th of this measure. The space between the eyes is equal to the width of aneye; therefore, by dividing the line into 5 parts, we shalldetermine the size and situation of the eyes, and the spacebetween them. If lines parallel to the larger diameter were drawnfrom the corner of the eye on each side of the nose, theywould give the width of the nostrils ; so that the nostrilsare the width of an eye. The mouth is a trifle wider than an eye. 30 THE EYE AND THE EAR. PliATE IX. The full eye is divided into 3 equal parts, and the middleone is occupied by the pupil; of the profile eye the pupiloccupies one third part in breadth, as seen in the givenexample. The ear. Its situation has been described in the platesof the face. It is half its own length, in the widest part;if it be divided into 3 equal parts, the middle divisionwill be the size of its orifice. THE EYE AND THE EAR. 31 PliATE IX.
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32 THE NOSE AND THE MOUTH. PliATE X. The division of the front nose into 3 equal parts, givesthe width of the middle nose, and that of each wing. The front month, divided into 4 equal parts, shows thecentre of the lips, and the points of the greatest fulnessboth of the upper and under lip. PliATE X. THE PROFILE HEAD. 33 PliATE XI. FOR THE PROFILE HEAD. First draw a vertical line, equal in length to the heightof the intended head; and then draw two straight linesat right angles to it, at its extremities; these two hori-zontal lines will touch the top of the head and the lowestpoint of the chin respectively. Divide the vertical lineinto 4 equal portions : The first of these parts marks the vertical distancebetween the top of the head, and the front roots of thehair; The second, that from the hair to root of the nose,(between the eyes); The third, the length from thence to the bottom of thenose; The fourth, that from the bottom of the nose to thebottom of the chin. Bisect this fourth por