Figure Drawing for All It's Worth Quotes

“As a student I thought there was a formula of some kind that I would get hold of somewhere, and thereby become and artist. There is a formula, but it has not been in books. It is really plain old courage, standing on one's own feet, and forever seeking enlightenment; courage to develop your way, but learning from the other fellow; experimentation with your own ideas, observing for yourself, a rigid discipline of doing over that which you can improve.”
― Andrew Loomis, Figure Drawing for All It's Worth

“Fill in the shapes with the right tones and the form takes care of itself.”
― Andrew Loomis, Figure Drawing for All It's Worth

“Take from the rest of us all that you can assimilate, that can become a part of you, but never still the small voice inside your head that whispers to you, "I like it better my way.”
― Andrew Loomis, Figure Drawing for All it's Worth

“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.”
― Andrew Loomis, Figure Drawing for All It's Worth