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Title: Drawing for beginners
Year: 1920 (1920s)

Dorothy Furniss  (1879–1944)
Description	artist
Date of birth/death	1879	1944
Authority file	: Q18784974 VIAF: 92987496 NLA: 35646186 Open Library: OL2371342A

Subjects: Drawing -- Study and teaching
Publisher: Pelham, N. Y. : Bridgman Publishers
Contributing Library: New York Public Library
Digitizing Sponsor: MSN

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ing contrast to the delicacy of thetwining stem. If you began by drawing the stem of theplant, your eye might be misled by its strength and sinews.The foliage is vigorous. There is no feeble indecision in thesweeping curves and twisted heart-shaped leaves. Sketchthe looping curves of the stem, then place the leaves, drawingfrom tip to tip on the outside edges. The berries gem thepost in fanciful clusters, hanging from thread-like stems.Make the post firm and strong and shade it broadly. Therichest tone, however, is reserved for the berries, and theleaves have a high polish. It is undoubtedly a tempting subject for the brush. Mixyour colours clearly. The berries will probably attract yourfirst attention. Try to get the rich tints glowing and bright,then the colour of the leaves, allowing for their transparencyby laying the paint freshly and broadly, and, when dry,adding some of the deep greens and browns of the back-ground. In all probability you will be disappointed with your first148
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