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Richard McDaniel - From the Application category:
A drawing may be 'painterly,' and a painting may have a 'well-drawn' element. Drawing and painting interact constantly, even in the most definitive cases. (Richard McDaniel)
Richard McDaniel - From the Colour category:
Color that has been built up in stages has a different character than a solitary layer of color. Plying in several layers of pigment, weaving each color on top of the last, creates a richness of hue that is otherwise unobtainable. (Richard McDaniel)
Richard McDaniel - From the Composition category:
Sometimes the drawn image develops as the artwork progresses, with compositional choices resolved on the spot, rather than planned in advance. (Richard McDaniel)
Richard McDaniel - From the Discovery category:
The process of image-making is the evolution of an idea, the pursuit of which can be like following clues in a treasure hunt. One discovery leads to another. (Richard McDaniel)
Richard McDaniel - From the Drawing category:
Drawing helps you become familiar with the subject. It releases you from working out so many things on canvas, and thereby increases your freedom as a painter. (Richard McDaniel)
Richard McDaniel - From the Focus category:
The technique of value reduction forces you to make some difficult choices... but helps you focus on the most significant elements of the design. (Richard McDaniel)
Richard McDaniel - From the Ideas category:
Drawing helps us become visually familiar with each new idea. (Richard McDaniel)
Richard McDaniel - From the Ideas category:
While a scribble is quick and hasty, a doodle is a bit more relaxed, more like wandering around than dashing about. They grow from within and can be an abundant source of ideas. (Richard McDaniel)
Richard McDaniel - From the Information category:
One glance gives you a vast amount of information about shapes, forms, textures and distances. What enables you to interpret all this information are the many shades of light and dark – the tones. (Richard McDaniel)
Richard McDaniel - From the Mediums category:
Oil stick is not a delicate medium. The size of the sticks and the manner in which they are applied are conducive to vigorous handling. (Richard McDaniel)
Richard McDaniel - From the Mistakes category:
One should not become obsessed with correcting mistakes. That behavior accentuates the negative, removes the unexpected, and interferes with the natural rhythm of drawing. (Richard McDaniel)
Richard McDaniel - From the Opposites category:
For playful or unusual lines, consider the use of your opposite hand... You may be surprised at the results. (Richard McDaniel)
Richard McDaniel - From the Painting category:
The act of painting is like a musician taking a solo on stage. My heart is captured by the spontaneity and the zest of improvisation. (Richard McDaniel)
Richard McDaniel - From the Questions category:
Louis Armstrong, when asked the question, 'What is Jazz?' said, 'Man, if you don't know, don't mess with it.' (Richard McDaniel)
Richard McDaniel - From the Seeing category:
Drawing makes you look intently, and with purpose. It makes you see differently. (Richard McDaniel)
Richard McDaniel - From the Space category:
The artist is drawing with dark marks and light spaces. With an eraser, the reverse is possible. (Richard McDaniel)
Richard McDaniel - From the Thinking category:
The scribble, the sketch, and the study are helpful as preparatory drawing techniques, and for thinking on paper. (Richard McDaniel)
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