SLIDESHOW : Pencil Measuring

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Here’s a great set of graphics that shows how to do a classic art technique. You can measure and transfer proportions when drawing a live subject. Artists have been using this one-eye-closed method for years, to find two measurements that correspond in some way. First, you find one measurement. Then, while holding a pencil up at arm’s length for consistency, you find another that is either the same length, or a multiple of it. Once you get a proportion, you can it on at any size on your work for better accuracy.

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Hold your hand all the way out to arm’s length for all measurements, and close one eye. You can mark a spot on a pencil with your thumbnail.

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The end of the pencil and the thumbnail measure the width of the house front when perfectly horizontal (It’s easier to transfer to your paper than an angle).

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