Drawing with scissors: To cut to the quick in color reminds me of the direct cutting of sculptors.
About this quote
- What does it mean?
- Cutting color with scissors is a direct, sculptural way of shaping form and tone.
- In plain terms
- Cutting color is like a sculptor cutting stone directly.
- What can you take from it?
- Use tools that let you shape color as directly as form.
Where it applies
Putting it to work
Questions to consider
- How do tools shape your art?
- Is directness always better?
Another view
Scissors limit the detail possible compared to drawing or painting.
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