Andrew Loomis Quotes

To learn to draw is to draw and draw and draw.

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.”

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

Observation and study are necessary to achieve mastery of light and form

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

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.

Art without color would lose much of its purpose.

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

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

There’s only one way to assure consistently good work. That is consistently thorough preparation.