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Job: 11803 Title: #218076# Drawing Lessons From The Famous Artists School (Rockport)
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right upper arm echoes the position of her angled back. Note how
Rockwell propped up his model’s leading foot on a shovel to empha-
size the idea that she is in motion. This was a frequent approach for
the artist, who also used books to raise his models’ heels and toes to
create an exaggerated sense of movement.
“Whenever possible,” wrote Austin Briggs, “I study the action or
activity I am illustrating, so that I can be sure my characters look
and move as convincingly as possible ...