Realize that a drawing is not a copy. It is a construction in very different materials. A drawing is an invention.

Realize that a drawing is not a copy. It is a construction in very different materials. A drawing is an invention.

All real works of art look as though they were done in joy.

There is nothing in all the world more beautiful or significant of the laws of the universe than the nude human body.

Get the few main lines and see what lines they call out.

Beauty is an intangible thing; can not be fixed on the surface, and the wear and tear of old age on the body cannot defeat it. Nor will a "pretty" face make it, for "pretty" faces are often dull and empty, and beauty is never dull and it fills all spaces.

Genius is not a possession of the limited few, but exists in some degree in everyone. Where there is natural growth, a full and free play of faculties, genius will manifest itself.