Drawing

The drawing captures how tufts of hair or wool are turned differently on animals. Thus, the variety and mixed colors are one of the characteristics of animals. Another characteristic is lightness, as the slightest breeze can easily move the hair or feathers they carry. These characteristics of variety and lightness cannot be effectively expressed in drawing except by the tip of the pencil or pen used for drawing, which is turned and manipulated differently, according to the direction in which the hair or feather is turned, or the wavy and quirky movement of the hair and tufts of wool. However, there are paintings where these characteristics and various movements of the hair are excellently rendered, even though no single hair is distinctly formed. This is because they grasped the general effect produced by light reflected differently by the masses or tufts of hair, presenting the effect tastefully and truthfully as seen from a distance where individual hairs cannot be distinguished; this is the best way to handle it. There's nothing more ridiculous and in worse taste than detailing it too meticulously; it must be done quickly and with warmth.

On the Study of Landscape

The study of landscape can be considered in two ways; the first is for those who are just starting and have never practiced this genre of painting; the second concerns the painters who have already gained some experience. Those who have never done landscapes and want to...