“The Jews cannot be classed as a 'race' per se, they are an ethnic group. '...the Jews form an ethnic group; that like all ethnic groups they have their own racial elements distributed in their own proportions; like all or most ethnic groups they have their 'look,' a part of their cultural heritage that both preserves and expresses their cultural solidarity...they have developed a special racial sub-type and a special pattern of facial and bodily expression.” LooksFormRaceGroupsSpecialExpressionTypeElementsPatternsJewPreservesProportionHeritageSolidarityFacialCultural HeritageEthnic Groups Author:Carleton S. Coon
“You will have to scrutinize the model sharply to find the proportions - how the weight is supported, how each joint is functioning... Look for the color and tone and texture... how the light falls on the figure, especially the face.” LooksLightFacesFallFiguresColorModelsWeightToneProportionJointsTextureScrutinize Author:Howard Pyle
“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