On plate 18 are suggestions for the month of March, or for geography,
history, or occupations and habits of the people.
Apply a few delicate, horizontal and curving strokes to the board; then
with a soft piece of cloth erase for the distance, as at No. 1. Use
stroke 2 for the sides of the windmill, stroke 3 for the wings, and
touches of charcoal for the windows.
Stroke 5, plate 3, will help in representing the foreground. Use
the chalk very delicately, accenting here and there with stronger
touches, and a vertical stroke now and then for the reflections in the
water--stroke 4.
The strokes illustrated on plates 2, 3, and 5 will be useful in
sketching the shores and other objects. Remember to allow the pressure
upon the chalk to indicate the outlines of objects, and never to add
definite marks with the point excepting for necessary details or high
lights.
[Illustration: Plate 19]