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- Page 38, lines 3 and 8: before “when” insert “that is.”
- Page 38, line 11: for “called” read “on.”
- Page 39, line 4: after “lines” insert “if in nature parallel to the axis of his eyes, or if on a level with his eyes.”
- Page 43, line 19: for second “bulk” read “effect.”
- Page 63, chapter heading, line 9: after “light and shade,” and on
- Page 71, line 4: after “light and shade” read “of the sort most usual in Occidental modeling.”
- Page 70, line 25: before “style” insert “complex.”
- Page 106, last word: for “depression” read “depressor.”
- Page 109: “Lucca della Robia” read “Luca della Robbia.”
- Page 120, line 13: for “whereat” read “wherever.”
- Page 150, line 1: for “Reeves” read “Rivers.”
- Page 183, line 3 of legend: for “U. E. I.” read “U. H. I.”
Drawing for Printers. / A practical treatise on the art of designing and illustrating in connection with typography. Containing complete instruction, fully illustrated, concerning the art of drawing, for the beginner as well as the more advanced student.
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About This Book
The work offers a practical manual for artists and printers, teaching how to observe and draw for reproduction. It emphasizes training the eye, silhouettes, perspective, outlines versus shaded work, light and shadow, facial planes, and pen technique for magazines and newspapers. The second part covers design and typographic matters: taste, lettering theory and historical alphabets, ornamentation, book decoration, and economical illustration for print. Technical guidance on wood engraving, zinc and copper plate experiments, lithography, and chalk-plate methods rounds out the instruction, with examples and critiques to guide practice and adaptation to printing processes.