Don't Talk Of What You Are 'going

Strive For Simplicity! Don't Have The Face A Checkerboard Of Tints! Use Such Colors As Nature Uses, But Not Try To Keep Them Distinct! Your Work May Be Called Monotonous, But One Tone Is Better Than Many Which Do Not Harmonize.

Imagination Comes In After We Have Experience.

Children Should Learn To Draw As They Learn To Write, And Such A Mystery Should Not Be Made Of It. They Should Be Encouraged, Not Flattered... Then [later In Life] Double The Effort Is Required To Get The Facility Which Might Have Been Gained Insensibly.

The Mission Of Art Is To Represent Nature Not To Imitate Her.

Compare Constantly, Lines And Angles... Hold Looking-glass Before Your Model And Your Drawing. Take A Second's Glance Only, And See If The Impression Be The Same. If It Be Not, Ask, 'what Is The Difference?