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