Do not have an important dark and important light in the same picture they will destroy each other. Harvey Dunn More Quotes by Harvey Dunn More Quotes From Harvey Dunn If you want to be clever in your picture, don't let anybody catch you at it. If they catch you, you're not clever. Harvey Dunn clever want integrity When values are contrasting, use subtle color. When values are subtle, use contrasting color. Harvey Dunn subtle color use Any picture that needs a caption is a weak picture. Harvey Dunn caption titles needs A man of but mediocre talent who is furiously driven by deep desire will get somewhere. He who doesn't desire deeply isn't hurt much by failure. Harvey Dunn hurt desire men Merely knowing your craft will never be enough to make a picture. If you ever amount to anything at all, it will be because you were true to that deep desire or ideal which made you seek artistic expression in pictures. Harvey Dunn knowing expression desire Form is expressed in the light tones by dark accents, in the dark tones by light accents. Harvey Dunn tone light dark If you think your picture needs something, take something out. Harvey Dunn ifs needs thinking You must make the main thing in your picture appear most important. If anyone tells me my hat is more important than my head - by God I'm taking off my hat. Harvey Dunn hats importance important To paint a mass simple and big you must keep out all the lights and darks that do not belong to its general value. Harvey Dunn paint light simple Pictorial art is relating tones to create beauty - like chords of music - not the faithful copying of the model. Harvey Dunn copying faithful art The most fruitful and worthwhile thing I have ever done has been to teach. Harvey Dunn worthwhile-things done teaching If your life is full, you will paint full pictures. If it is empty, your pictures will be empty too. Harvey Dunn empty painting life-is The character, position and weight of an object are in the edge. Harvey Dunn lines weight character A background can be painted in the same range of values as the foreground by reversing the light effect. In the shadow plane, paint the lights cool and the shadows warm, and in the sunlight plane, paint the lights warm and shadows cool. Harvey Dunn paint shadow light Ideas are intelligent active things which present themselves to your consciousness for expression. You can only be receptive and express them as they will be expressed. Harvey Dunn intelligent expression ideas When you feel like putting something into your picture or do not know what is the matter with it, take something out. Harvey Dunn composition matter feels
