Drawing Young and Old People

Youth and Old Age – Curved, graceful lines convey the impression of youth, while straight, angular lines are those mostly used to express age in various stages of advancement. In vegetable life, as may be noted (Fig. II), the young have graceful lines. while in their old age angularity of lines is apparent.

Contrasts of some sort are generally considered necessary to every drawing. Contrasts are not invariably caused by strength of line or tone or areas of black against white; but they are frequently matters of character and costume. Thus, a tramp talking to a finely dressed man appears more tattered than if he were addressing a commonly clad person, or if he wer’e in a group made up of his own class. A short, fat man seems more obese if his companion in the picture is long and lean.