CHAPTER XIV 



TREES IN WINTER 



TREES IN WINTER 





When the leaves have fallen, a good opportunity exists for 

 studying the form of trees, particularly as to their manner of branch- 

 ing. Drawing or photography may be employed to record one's 

 observations, and care should be taken to mark the exact point 

 of view or spot from which the picture is made, so that a 

 similar one can afterwards be added for 

 comparison when the leaves have once 

 again appeared. 



We need not dwell upon the photo- 

 graphy of trees in winter ; it offers little 

 difficulty and needs no particular hints or 

 directions. In drawing, it is advisable to 

 proceed in the following manner : 



First of all, mark out by means of four 

 dots, the relative height and width of the 

 tree in the space which is to be devoted 

 to the drawing of it ; taking care however 

 to leave a fair margin all round. Having 



done this Very lightly, Sketch in line From a photograph by Reginald Weaver. 



the general form of the tree (see figure 

 122), within the dots, and mark out the 

 trunk together with the main branches (see figure 123). The latter 

 must be very carefully put in, and when this has been done satisfac- 

 torily, the smaller branches may be added (see figure 123). Lastly, 

 the twigs should be drawn, and the ends of these will come just 

 within the first-made marginal outline which can then be rubbed out. 



FIGURE 121. A Plane Tree in 

 winter. 



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