Transcription: Visual arts. For 3,000 years, Egyptians drew people in the same way. Before beginning to paint or sculpt a figure, a craftsman used a string coated with colored powder to make grid lines on a wall or block of stone. He then sketched the design using the squares as guides. For example, the person's hand filled one square while the legs were 12 squares long. People were drawn partly in profile facing to the side and partly facing the viewer. The face was drawn in profile but the eye faced the viewer. The shoulders faced forward yet the legs were in profile. The left leg was always stepping forwa ...
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