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Title: Drawing and painting self-taught
Year: 1922 (1920s)
Authors: Cross, Anson K. (Anson Kent), 1862-1944 Cross, Evelyn F. (from old catalog)
Subjects: Drawing Painting
Publisher: Winthrop, Mass., A. K. Cross
Contributing Library: The Library of Congress
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oth are cov-ered with paper or cloth of one flat color. In a painting the back-ground is as necessary as the objects, and this subject that in-volves no drawing will quickly prove how much the color andvalue of any material are changed by the light that falls upon it.At first glance you may see no difference between the color orvalue of foreground and background, but when you hold onelens so that it reflects the color of the background and the otherso that it reflects the color of the foreground, it is seldom thatyou will not see a marked difference. You should try this prob-lem from many different colors and materials until it is easyfor jou to see these relations truly. Then you should arrangedrapery in folds over background and foreground, and makecareful paintings of both form, light and shade, and coloreffects. Hmo Drawings by the SameFreshman. Entrance ExaminationSeptember. Brush Drawing, Two HoursMarch. Brush Drawing, One Hour and a Quarter April. All Drawings wereExaminations.
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Fig. 34.—Gain made in freshman year. 70 DRAWING AND PAINTING SELF-TAUGHT 130. Next place any colored object upon a background andforeground without folds, and try to decide whether the lightor the shadow of the cloth is the warmer; and whether the lightside of the object is warmer or colder than the shadow side.Study these relations by use of the lenses and then paint theeffects until the lenses prove that you see truly. When able to determine light and dark, and warm and coldcolors for one object and its background, begin to study groups,always using the lenses before painting and during painting,and for a final criticism of the completed sketch. 131. When you can represent the group, you will readilyinclude that part of the room about the group. When able torepresent this subject you will not hesitate to try a landscape orstreet scene. These latter are no more difficult than the interior,and there is no reason why you should not study them before theinterior if you wish to. 132. Y

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