It is not enough to draw a line. You must know its temperature, strength, weakness, curves, needs, directions, values, origins, aims... its reasons for being. - 98

Drawing is not about where you wish to take a line but where you go once you have let the line take you. - 97

One of the most frustratingly exhilarating exercises known to man is drawing. - 90

To draw is to sculpt an idea; an idea so flexible that when completed it is no longer of the artist but of itself. - 86

The goal is to go beyond scribbling; to learn the spelling and grammar and algebra of it all and to one day speak eloquently - with an expressive line. - 84

If the only source of encouragement for your artistic ability is your mother; quit while you’re ahead. - 81

Line is the definer of mood. Its flow and thickness and thinness and aggressive stance and soft feathered breadth are key to successful rendering. - 77

If the mass has no impact, details will not make it so. - 77

On the process of drawing:

Sketch Delineation - First sketching of a subject establishes both negative and positive spaces.

Sketch Definition - Second sketching exercise. Redefining the subject matter with emphasis on the focal point of the piece.

Sketch Impact - Third sketching exercise. This exercise is to repeat over and over again, for as many times as is needed, the reshaping and refining of the work. - 71

Learning the basics is one of the most important steps to take and the one step which will probably take up most of your life. - 70