'SHADING FROM THE CAST.'

New Zealand Graphic, Volume XI, Issue 51, 23 December 1893, Page 546

'SHADING FROM THE CAST.'

A VERY nseful little hand-book under the title of [ * Shading from the Cast' has been prepared by Mr H. Dawson Barkas, head-master of the Reading School of Art, England, and nephew of Mr T. Harbntt, of Auckland. There is a large amount of useful information in this manual, and the hints on • Difficulties and how to overcome .hem ’ are very apt, and sure to answer many perplexities which beset young art students. This book would be very useful in New Zealand, where art is yet in its infancy, and the excellent illustrations which accompany it convey very clearly the author’s meaning. Mrs Harbutt, of Bath, England, was invited by the Commissioners for the English Fine Art Department in the Chicago Exhibition to contribute, and she sent a case of exquisitely painted miniatures in ivory which elicited much praise.