The Complete Book of Drawing Techniques

THE WINDOW MOUNT OR VIEWFINDER

Using a window mount is a marvellous way

of composing your picture and getting the

objects in the scene proportionally and

positionally correct.

Cut the window to scale in relation to

your paper. To do this and get accurate

proportions in relation to your paper,

follow these instructions.

Step 1/Take the paper you are going to

draw on and make a diagonal line from one

corner to the other.

Step 2/ Decide how big you want your

window aperture to be. For example, if you

want the height of your aperture to be

three inches, mea 0 0 10.0.3cOgth up the

side of your paper from where the

diagonal line departs.

Step 3/ From 10.0.point draw a straight line

into the paper until it meets the diagonal

line.

Step 4/ From 10e.point where the line

meets the diagonal line, draw a straight

line to the bottom edge of the paper. You

now have an accurate scaled proportion of

your piece of paper.

Step 5/ Take the mea 0 0ments of this

proportion and draw them into the centre

of a piece of card, then cut out the window

for the viewing of your composition.

Step 6/ Mark the edges of the window

mount and the paper into 1/2, 1/4 & 1/8.

Some students string cotton across the

window to make a grid.

If you do this draw a corresponding grid

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Part One – THE PENCIL

VECTORS OF ANALYSIS
This is another way of giving your drawing
proportional accuracy. The aim is to find
associations by extending the axis from 10e
objects to locate other essential el0ments in
the drawing.