Chapter I: Front Matter

WHERE ART BEGINS

_Crown 8vo. cloth extra, 2s. 6d._

LESSONS IN ART.

By HUME NISBET.

_With 22 Illustrations by the Author._

'A book which merits prompt and hearty recognition.... Mr. Nisbet
is himself an accomplished artist, and the book is the outcome of
long years spent in the attempt to teach others the principles and
laws of painting and drawing.... Mr. Nisbet possesses such an
enviable faculty of clear and attractive exposition that this
little book is sure to make its own welcome.'--LEEDS MERCURY.

'A readable little volume.... The author has endeavoured to write
out some of the strictly necessary rules and laws of drawing and
painting for the use of students, so that they may be able to work
at home, and spare their masters a number of questions if they are
at art schools. The book deals with drawing and painting in water
and oil colour, and concludes with "Hints on General Art."... Art
students will, no doubt, find the little work helpful, and the
general reader may dip into it with pleasure.'--PALL MALL GAZETTE.

'A very useful book for young students.... Mr. Nisbet has a knack
of explanation so clear and pointed that few can fail to understand
the many practical hints with which the little book abounds.... The
book may be cordially commended.'--SCOTSMAN.

'A most entertaining as well as instructive book, that will commend
itself to young and old alike. To the author's experience as an art
teacher is doubtless due the lucid manner in which he writes. The
completeness and range of the lessons are remarkable.'--MANCHESTER
EXAMINER.

'The advice given will certainly succeed in its aim of enabling art
students to work at home and "spare their masters a number of
questions." Equally helpful will be the examples of drawing and
painting with which the letterpress is relieved, and which is
invariably of a high order of merit.'--SCOTTISH LEADER.

'Quite one of the best books of the kind which we have recently
encountered is Mr. Nisbet's "Lessons in Art"; a little volume
filled with sound and practical advice, and charmingly
illustrated.... This little book possesses distinct merit, and that
of a kind which is never too common in popular manuals.'--SPEAKER.

'With this book at hand no one need be at a loss, and may, by
attending to the valuable instructions given, become not only
proficient, but attain to a meritorious position as an
artist.'--STIRLING JOURNAL.

'The first part of the book treats of drawing, and is in the main
practical in aim and useful as guidance.'--SATURDAY REVIEW.

'A very useful handbook for beginners.'--GRAPHIC.

'A book written by a teacher who is an artist, and who fortunately
remembers that he has been a student, and doubtless this is why the
sympathies of his readers are promptly enlisted.'--DAILY CHRONICLE.

'"Lessons in Art" should prove of use to both pupils and
teachers.'--MORNING POST.

'As a teacher in the old School of Arts, Edinburgh, Mr. Nisbet may
be credited with knowing the kind of questions which students are
likely to ask, and he has here answered them in theoretical and
practical detail.'--GLASGOW HERALD.

London: CHATTO & WINDUS, 214 Piccadilly, W.

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WHERE ART BEGINS

BY

HUME NISBET

AUTHOR OF
'LESSONS IN ART', 'LIFE AND NATURE STUDIES' ETC.

_WITH 27 ILLUSTRATIONS_

LONDON

CHATTO & WINDUS, PICCADILLY
1892

DEDICATED

WITH AFFECTIONATE REGARDS

TO MY DEAR FRIEND AND WELL-WISHER

EDMUND J. BAILLIE, F.L.S.

OF CHESTER