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This is a quote from Richard F. Lack's interview on a website:
Q. Please elaborate on the necessity of having a highly developed visual memory in painting portraits from life.
A. Memory training is crucial to the portrait painter. However, you can't memorize well unless you're trained to know what to look for. I used to tell my students that one-third of every portrait is done from the model while two-thirds is done away from the model. For instance, while painting from the model, I will make careful observations and notations about placement, color, value and so forth. After the model leaves I will develop the work from memory, based on these notations. At the next sitting I will check the accuracy of this work, make necessary corrections, and go on.
This was very interesting to read.
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