“Whenever I can, I paint the powerful and obvious things in my subject first.” FirstsI CanPowerfulSubjectsPaintObviousObvious Things Author:Richard Schmid
“It often takes two to do a good painting - one to paint it, and another to rap the painter smartly with a hammer before he or she can ruin it.” TwoPaintingPaintRapPainterRuinsCollaborationHammers Author:Richard Schmid
“Don't go overboard with exotic or complex ways to paint. Stick to simple solutions, unless there is a good reason to do otherwise.” WayReasonSimpleSolutionsSticksComplexesPaintComplexityExoticOverboardSimple Solutions Author:Richard Schmid
“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
“Use lots of paint and don't worry, they will make more.” UseWorryMaterialsPaint 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
“You can stick with a few clear-cut values, which are stronger than a multitude of values and will obviously yield a stronger painting. But not all subjects or light conditions appear that way... be sensible and paint with values that are appropriate and faithful to your subject.” WayLightValuesClearCuttingConditionsSubjectsPaintingStrongerSticksPaintFaithfulAppropriateYieldSensibleMultitudes Author:Richard Schmid
“Don't wish for "secrets" of the masters, either. There are none worth fooling with. They had no special mediums or paints, nor special brushes that made their work great.” MadeWishSecretSpecialMastersPaintMediumsBrushes Author:Richard Schmid
