“It is to Titian we must turn our eyes to find excellence with regard to color, and light and shade, in the highest degree. He was both the first and the greatest master of this art. By a few strokes he knew how to mark the general image and character of whatever object he attempted.” FirstsArtCharacterLightEyeTurnsObjectsColorMastersDegreesHighestMarkRegardExcellenceShadeStrokes Book:Discourses on Painting and the Fine Arts, Delivered at the Royal Academy Source: Discourses on Painting and the Fine Arts, Delivered at the Royal Academy
“There is force and vitality in a first sketch from life which the after-work rarely has... In your sketches keep the first vivid impression! Add no details that shall weaken it! Look first for the big things! 1st. Proportions! 2nd. Values - or masses of light and shade. 3rd. Details that will not spoil the beginnings!” FirstsLooksBigsLightValuesForceStrengthMassAddDetailsImpressionProportionShadeBig ThingsVitalityVividSpoil Author:William Morris Hunt