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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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tle cavern tucked beneath the coral-pink pro-jections nearest the cheek. Having marked and sketched the biggest shapes, we shouldturn our attention to the folds. The ears of young peopleare usually of a simple pattern. In the example given, thereis only one large fold curving round the upper rim. There isalso the deep curve or dimple of the inner part, and this wecan shade, following the shape with our pencil and exaggerat-ing rather than losing the indentations ; within the outer rimwe have a deeper shadow, while the orifice gives us our darkesttone. We might also suggest the shadows behind and underthe ear. The ear that you are trying to sketch may not resemble theear in this example, but of course it is up to you to drawyours as faithfully as possible. The ear you are sketchingmay be wider, it may have a more flattened appearance, thelobe may not be pointed. It is difficult to suggest any rules to help in the drawing ofan ear. The main thing to bear in mind is the use of the ear.74
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Fig. 30. Ears 74 Head^ Face^ Features^ Hair As an organ of hearing it rarely lies as flat against the head assome young artists depict it. Seen from the front, it lies apparently very close to thescalp, but from the back the ear presents a very differentappearance. When it is the ear of a small boy with his haircropped smooth, it will often project in a very singular fashion. The ear rises from the head, a flat trumpet-shaped openingto catch sounds. The projecting cup extends and rolls overin a large fold or curve, hiding the upper part from view, andrevealing only a tiny portion of the lobe. The position of theear, the way in which it is moulded on the rounded recedingcurve of the skull and the cheek, and just above the junctureof the jaw, can be plainly seen. Open and shut the mouthand feel the motion with your finger-tip under the lobe of theear. Seen from the front, and almost full view, we have anelongated shape. The upper part, though flattened andreceding with the receding side

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