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“It will be noticed that practically every tone is a separate shape, put down with the right pressure, and, if possible, not gone over twice, or else the lead becomes shiny and will not mark in the darks ; and if the shading is worried the quality and spontaneity of the handling will be lost. Before attempting this method of shading, one should practise the scale for the necessary pressure of the lead or touch required to mark the different intensities of shades and shapes.”
― The Technique of Pencil Drawing
― The Technique of Pencil Drawing
“Where the real trouble comes in is where to make a start and where to leave off. Everything depends upon a good beginning. When planning our general composition we must feel our way with long lines, seeing first only the big and fundamental things and arriving at the necessary detail last, never forgetting the darkest accents in the subject, which should be among the first objects to note. Our touch should be free and suggestive, and this can come only from knowledge and the correct pressure of the pencil, held as I have explained. Every subject is good if we render our impressions of it clearly and strongly. The slightest sketch can be strong if it suggests the artist’s emotions to others, and the strongest drawing weak if it leaves them cold.”
― The Technique of Pencil Drawing
― The Technique of Pencil Drawing
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