but it must be done with great judgment, and suited to the parts, where,
by the actions of the limbs and position of the whole body, they gather
together. Above all, be careful to vary the quality and quantity of your
folds in compositions of many figures; so that, if some have large
folds, produced by thick woollen cloth, others being dressed in thinner
stuff, may have them narrower; some sharp and straight, others soft and
undulating.

_Leonardo._

CXXX

Do not spare yourself in drawing from the living model, draped as well
as undraped; in fact, draw drapery continually, for remember that the
beauty of your design must largely depend on the design of the drapery.
What you should aim at is to get so familiar with all this that you can
at last make your design with ease and something like certainty, without
drawing from models in the first draught, though you should make studies
from nature afterwards.

_William Morris._

CXXXI

A woman's shape is best in repose, but the fine thing about a man is
that he is such a splendid machine, so you can put him in motion, and
make as many knobs and joints and muscles about him as you please.

_Burne-Jones._

CXXXII

I want to draw from the nude this summer as much as I possibly can; I am
sure that it is the only way to keep oneself up to the standard of
draughtsmanship that is so absolutely necessary to any one who wishes to
become a craftsman in preference to a glorified amateur.

_C. W. Furse._

CXXXIII

Always when you draw make up your mind definitely as to what are the
salient characteristics of the object, and express those as personally
as you can, not minding whether your view is or is not shared by your
relatives and friends. Now this is not _carte blanche_ to be capricious,
nor does it intend to make you seek for novelty; but if you are true to
your own vision, as heretofore you have been, you will always be
original and personal in your work. In stating your opinion on the
structural character of man, bird, or beast, always wilfully caricature;
it gives you something to prune, which is ever so much more
satisfactory than having constantly to fill gaps which an unincisive
vision has caused, and which will invariably make work dull and mediocre
and wooden.

_C. W. Furse._

CXXXIV

In Japanese painting form and colour are represented without any attempt
at relief, but in European methods relief and illusion are sought for.

_Hokusai._