What to draw and how to draw it Pl.57

Edwin George Lutz

1913

What to draw and how to draw it  Pl.57 by Edwin George Lutz, 1913

Ever wonder how to turn a simple egg shape into a grumpy gentleman with a mustache? This 1913 instructional plate by Edwin George Lutz breaks down face construction into three distinct recipes, labeled A, B, and C. Starting with a basic oval and crosshairs, Lutz demonstrates how adding strategic curves or triangles suddenly births eyes, noses, and eventually full-blown facial hair. Lutz was a pioneer in art education, and his book *What to Draw and How to Draw It* was famously checked out of the library by a young Walt Disney to learn the basics of drawing. It is a charming, geometric look at the building blocks of human expression.

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