The text provides guidance on drawing different basic geometric shapes as the foundation for more complex drawing concepts. It emphasizes learning to draw straight and curved lines, triangles, squares, circles, and ovals. The instructions are meant to help artists develop skills in sketching anatomy with charcoal.
The First Part
Before attempting any drawing, it is necessary to know how to draw a straight line well, as demonstrated by Figure A B. Then, a curved line as represented by Figure C D, and then drawing two lines, one above and one below as suggested by Figure E F. This is to understand how to form a triangle as shown by Figures G H I, and on the other side, a square represented by K L M N. Following this, a circle as Figure O indicates, and another shape, an oval, as similarly proposed by the principal figure, noted with the letter P, all done with charcoal.
It is necessary to have the skill to draw a straight line like Figure A B, followed by a curved line like Figure C D, and subsequently two lines, one above and the other below as Figures E F show. Then to form a triangle or triangle-like shape, as Figure G H I represents, and on the other side, a square as illustrated by Figures K L M N. This includes a circle as Figure O depicts, and also an oval, as indicated by the main figure marked with letter P, all drawn with charcoal.
Translation Notes
Words like "figure," "charcoal," and geometric shapes are straightforward but note that the text implies using basic shapes as fundamental components in drawing anatomy.