Chap. CCCXXXVII.—How to represent the Wind.
In representing the effect of the wind, besides the bending of trees, and leaves twisting the wrong side upwards, you will also express the small dust whirling upwards till it mixes in a confused manner with the air.
Chap. CCCXXXVIII.—Of a Wilderness.
Those trees and shrubs which are by their nature more loaded with small branches, ought to be touched smartly in the shadows, but those which have larger foliage, will cause broader shadows.
Chap. CCCXXXIX.—Of the Horizon seen in the Water.
By the sixth proposition[1], the horizon will be seen in the water as in a looking-glass, on that side which is opposite the eye. And if the painter has to represent a spot covered with water, let him remember that the colour of it cannot be either lighter or darker than that of the neighbouring objects.
Chap. CCCXL.—Of the Shadow of Bridges on the Surface of the Water.
The shadows of bridges can never be seen on the surface of the water, unless it should have lost its transparent and reflecting quality, and become trou-
- ↑ This was probably to have been a part of some other work, but it does not occur in this.
