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(1) THE issue of the author's “Complete Course of Free-Arm and Industrial Drawing,” in sections is a wise step that will be much appreciated by teachers. The first portion, published as “A Course of Kindergarten Drawing, for Infants and Small Children,” has now been followed by a second and more advanced selection under the title given above. It outlines a progressive school course for youths, from six years upwards, corresponding to standards I. to VII. and beyond. The first six plates deal with brush work and the principles of colour harmony, with applications to natural objects and ornamental designs. The next six illustrate a well-graded course of free-arm drawing in coloured chalks, based on circular, elliptic, and compound curves. The applications to natural and familiar objects, to ornamental patterns and designs, with reference to the laws of growth, repetition, and radiation, are verv numerous and intensely interesting. The remaining charts comprise free-hand drawing in pencil, crayon, and with the pen; further brush work and shading; and model and perspective drawing, with technical and other applications. The plates are accompanied by a very lucid and suggestive description that will prove most valuable to teachers. They are beautifully executed, generally in colours. As a whole, the work forms as admirable a course of school drawing as could be desired, and impresses the reader with the great educational value of training conducted on lines indicated by the author.
(1) A Course of Drawing for the Standards. Being a Selection of Sheets from “A Complete Course of Free-Arm and Industrial Drawing”.
By J. W. T. Vinall. Pp. 24 + xxiv charts. (London: Blackie and Son, Ltd., 1910.) Price 6s. net.
(2) Natural and Common Objects in Primary Drawing, with Full Directions as to Their Use. A Handbook for Teachers.
By J. W. T. Vinall. Pp. v + 68. (London: Blackie and Son, Ltd., 1910.) Price 3s. 6d. net.
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(1) A Course of Drawing for the Standards Being a Selection of Sheets from “A Complete Course of Free-Arm and Industrial Drawing” (2) Natural and Common Objects in Primary Drawing, with Full Directions as to Their Use A Handbook for Teachers. Nature 85, 268 (1910). https://doi.org/10.1038/085268a0
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