A student once asked him, "How do you get the skin to look so smooth?" He replied, "I don't. I get the weight right. If the figure looks like it is standing on the floor and breathing, your brain will fill in the smooth skin for you. Don't draw the skin. Draw the skeleton driving the flesh."
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