“Give up the idea of 'color' for awhile! Consider masses - values, only... One dark and one light place in every picture.” GivingIdeasLightValuesDarkColorGiving UpMass Author:William Morris Hunt
“It gives a fellow an awful shiver to hear the first shovelful of dirt and gravel rattle down upon the coffin; but after it is covered, it falls gently and makes no sound. The feeling of rest is perfect. There's no more nagging, no more pain!” GivingFirstsFeelingsPainFallSoundPerfectFellowsAwfulCoveredDirtCoffinsShiverNaggingGravelNo More Pain Author:William Morris Hunt
“Let me give you a few simple rules for learning to draw. First, see of what shape the whole thing is. Next, put in the line that marks the movement of the whole. Don't have more than one movement in a figure; you can't patch parts together. Simple lines; then simple values. Establish the fact of the whole. Is it square, oblong, cube, or what is it?” GivingFirstsWholeFactsTogetherValuesNextLinesSimpleFiguresMovementShapesDrawsLet MeMarkSquaresPatchesCubes Book:William Morris Hunt on painting and drawing Source: William Morris Hunt on painting and drawing
