{"id":292,"date":"2008-04-26T17:14:51","date_gmt":"2008-04-26T17:14:51","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/toadhollowstudio.com\/wp_blog\/?p=292"},"modified":"2008-04-26T17:14:51","modified_gmt":"2008-04-26T17:14:51","slug":"i-don%e2%80%99t-paint-i-draw","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.toadhollowstudio.com\/wp_blog\/2008\/04\/i-don%e2%80%99t-paint-i-draw\/","title":{"rendered":"I Don\u2019t Paint, I Draw"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Color is a distraction. It pulls the attention away from the subject and re-focuses it on the surface of the art. Yes, I know that color has lots and lots of emotional impact, but I\u2019d rather bring the viewer deeper into the art.<\/p>\n<p>I want your eyes to follow the shape of the subject deep under the surface of the drawing. 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