Andrew Loomis Quotes

#1. To any man who has slaved to acquire skill in his art, it is most irritating to have his ability referred to as a "gift."

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#2. Art without color would lose much of its purpose.

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#3. To learn to draw is to draw and draw and draw.

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#4. A head is not drawn until you can feel the unseen side.

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#5. Observation and study are necessary to achieve mastery of light and form

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#6. There's only one way to assure consistently good work. That is consistently thorough preparation.

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#7. It is ten per cent how you draw, and ninety per cent what you draw.

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#8. If you intend to make a living at drawing, by all means learn it [the rules of perspective] now, and do not have them bothering you and your work for the rest of your life.

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#9. No "knack" of drawing heads can compete with sound knowledge.

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#10. I have never found a book that stressed the importance of myself as a caretaker of my ability, of staying healthy mentally and physically, or that gave me an inkling that my courage might be strained to the utmost.

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#11. The difficulties of not knowing are always much greater than the effort of learning.

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#12. One's skill is never complete, one's knowledge is forever lacking, one's taste is invariably altered, one's opinion ever subject to controversy. There is a complete and constant urge towards improvement.

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