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Take note that, before going any farther, I will give you the exact proportion of a man. Those of a woman I will disregard, for…

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Do not fail, as you go on, to draw something every day, for no matter how little it is, it will be…
In the first place you must study drawing for at least one year; then you must remain with a master at the…
This is an occupation known as painting, which calls for imagination, and skill of hand, in order to discover things not seen,…
If you follow the course of one man through constant practice, your intelligence would have to be crude indeed for you not…
When painting the faces of young persons ... use the yolk of the egg of a city hen, because they have lighter…
When you have practiced drawing for a while... take pains and pleasure in constantly copying the best works that you can find…
Take note that, before going any farther, I will give you the exact proportion of a man. Those of a woman I…
If you imitate the forms of a single artist through constant practice, your intelligence would have to be crude indeed for you…
If you set out to copy after one master today and after one tomorrow, you will not acquire the style of either…
If thou shouldst paint mountains in a good style and to look natural, take some large stones full of cracks and copy…
Mystery is the art of eliciting unseen things hidden in the shadow of natural ones... and serving to demonstrate as real the…
The most perfect steersman that you can have, and the best helm, lies in the triumphal gateway of copying from nature. And…

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When a piece is done, I mix it before going on to any other piece — Harold Budd
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