Chapter II Volume & Contour
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The Doctrine

Inflate until the form holds its own light

1

Volume before detail

The plump silhouette is settled first; the wrinkles arrive only after the mass is certain.

2

Color that saturates, never dilutes

Sienna, ochre and red ride the moss-green wall at full strength — no wash, no blush, no apology.

3

Contour drawn in near-black

Every form is sealed by a single unbroken outline — the line holds the volume like a skin holds a fruit.

4

Proportion stretched past the literal

A figure may swell beyond nature to reach its truth; expanse is a statement, never an error.

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