 | John Burnet - Art - 1913 - 162 pages
...the same opinion. In one of his maxims he says: "Begin by painting in your shadows lightly, taking care that no white is suffered to glide into them...is the poison of a picture except in the lights; if ever your shadows are corrupted by the introduction of this baneful color, your tones will no longer... | |
 | Max Doerner - Artists' materials - 1984 - 484 pages
...shadows thin and transparent. "Begin by painting your shadows lightly. Guard against bringing white into them; it is the poison of a picture, except in the lights. Once white has dulled the transparency and golden warmth of your shadows, your color is no longer luminous,... | |
 | Philip Ball - Art - 2003 - 426 pages
...REVIVAL OF AN AUSTERE PALETTE "Begin by painting your shadows lightly. Guard against bringing white into them; it is the poison of a picture, except in the lights. Once white has dulled the transparency and golden warmth of your shadows, your color is no longer luminous... | |
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Rubens' maxims (where and what are they ?) ' Begin by painting in your shadows lightly, taking care that no white be suffered to glide into them — it is the poison of a picture except in the lights. If ever your shadows are corrupted by the introduction... 
