“Scan your subject for things that are clearly impossible. After all, paint isn't magic! If you see that certain elements in the subject are beyond the limits of your pigments, try to form an idea beforehand of how you are going to handle those areas when you get to them.” IfsTryingIdeasFormCertainImpossibleMagicSubjectsLimitsElementsAreasPaintHandlePigment Author:Richard Schmid
“How often have we all come to that crucial point in a painting where it is practically 'begging' us to stop before we ruin it? We have all had that experience and we risk failure, or at the least mediocrity, if we ignore the voice in our art.” IfsArtVoiceRiskPaintingListeningRuinsCrucialMediocrityBegging Author:Richard Schmid
“If there is a conflict in your mind between what you know and what you are seeing, paint what you see because if you don't, the result will look like something that isn't there.” IfsKnowsMindLooksResultsSeeingConflictPaintLike Something Author:Richard Schmid
“If we only thought of our feet as we walk, we'd miss everything else.” IfsWalksFeetMissing Author:Richard Schmid
