No. XXIV.
“The Armada,” by Lancelot Speed.
This extraordinary example of line drawing for process was taken from Andrew Lang’s Blue Poetry Book, published by Messrs. Longmans.
In this illustration no wash has been used, nor has there been any “screening” or engraving on the block. The methods of lining are, of course, to a great extent the artist’s own invention. This illustration and the two preceding lead to the conclusion that there is yet much to learn in drawing for process by those who will study it. The achievements of the makers of the blocks, with difficult drawings to reproduce, is quite another matter. Here all is easy for the reproducer, the common zinc process only being employed, and the required effects obtained without much worrying of the printer, or of the maker of the blocks.
Thus far all the illustrations in this book have been produced by the common line process.
“SEINE BOATS.” (FROM THE PAINTING BY LOUIS GRIER.)