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.