To draw a good fashion figure the body must first be placed under the clothes. …
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Lesson XVI THE LEG AND SHOE
THE PROFILE VIEW OF THE LEG
The profile view of the leg forms a reverse curve, the lower part being …
Lesson XV THE ARM AND HAND
Arms and hands require a great deal of close study before they can be drawn satisfactorily. In this lesson are …
Lesson IV THE CONSTRUCTION OF THE HEAD
THE FULL FRONT HEAD
Head No. 1 is a view directly in front, in a perfectly straight position. The placing …
Lesson XIII THE HEAD AND HAIR
Lessons XIII and XIV should be studied together, as they bear upon the same subject, “ heads.” By studying and …
Lesson XII CONSTRUCTION OF THE EYES, NOSE, MOUTH AND EAR
In studying the human figure, each part will be dealt with separately, then the figure as a whole will be …
Lesson XI TO MAKE A SKETCH FROM A COSTUME
To make a sketch directly from the dress seems a very difficult problem to the inexperienced art student; and it …
Lesson X BOWS, RIBBONS AND FLOWERS
A bow must be smart looking and a^ if made of new ribbon, the loops and ends fitting well into …
Lesson IX SHIRRING, SCALLOPS, LACING, ETC.
In drawing this figure the student must apply the principles of Lesson III (overskirts) and Lesson VI (waist with yoke, …
Lesson VIII PLAIDS, STRIPES AND FIGURES
By this time the student should be proficient in drawing dresses, and if this is the case, plaids, stripes and …