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"An artist does
not always see his picture complete at
first.... Little pencil notes form
the nucleus at first, all done in
a few seconds, and with a little enlargement,
all the details and drawing become a
positive reality in the artist's
mind.
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If it is an idea picture
(i.e. has several natural elements and a dramatic
point)...
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...it is usually evolved
by a combination of impulse,
taste, pattern, symmetry, and
color.
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I put color last, because a
picture hould first have a definite and
pleasing black and white effect. |
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Thus, with a final sketch,
he proceeds to vigorously draw his composition
on his large canvas, and what
we call 'lay it in' in paint.
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The finishing up of details,
drawing and color, usually checking up with a model
for costume, heads, hands, and action... all this
takes a week or more. So on, ad
infinitum." March 5, 1931
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