“For these, the variety of tints is less, though their volume is greater than in the palette of the face. The management is much the same; it demands only greater boldness in the execution and, in general, a somewhat heavier impaste of color, but not to excess. The local color of the arms and hands as well as the breast should be in harmony with that of the head, so that a brunette should not have those of a blond, nor a blond those of a brunette.”
From Frank Atkinson “Scene Painting and Bulletin Art” (1916, page 58)
For a little humor this morning: Here are some examples that stress the importance of figure drawing or the scenic artist. Pain cannot fix poor drawing or anatomy that is not in scale with the rest of the figure. One more example of why I say, “Just because it’s old, doesn’t mean it’s perfect.”
