“This is an occupation known as painting, which calls for imagination, and skill of hand, in order to discover things not seen, hiding themselves under the shadow of natural objects, and to fix them with the hand, presenting to plain sight what does not actually exist.” DoeHandsOrderImaginationNaturalKnownObjectsPaintingSkillsShadowSightOccupationHidingPresentingPlain SightHiding In Plain Sight Book:The Craftsman's Handbook Source: The Craftsman's Handbook
“When painting the faces of young persons ... use the yolk of the egg of a city hen, because they have lighter yolks than those of country hens.” PersonsCountryUseFacesYoungCitiesColorPaintingColourEggsLightersHens Author:Cennino Cennini