Question

Which lines from the passage best represent the author's viewpoint on the importance of honesty in painting?

01. "There is a pleasure in painting which none but painters know.' In writing, you have to contend with the world; in painting, you have only to carry on a friendly strife with Nature."

2. "You sit down to your task, and are happy. From the moment that you take up the pencil, and look Nature in the face, you are at , peace with your own heart."

3. "The hand and eye are equally employed. In tracing the commonest object, a plant or the stump of a tree, you learn something every moment

4. "You try to set down what you see find out your error, and correct it. You need not play tricks, or purposely mistakes with all your pains, you are still far short of the mark."​

Answer 1

Answer: 4. "You try to set down what you see find out your error, and correct it. You need not play tricks or purposely mistakes with all your pains, you are still far short of the mark."​

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Answer 2

4. "You try to set down what you see find out your error, and correct it. You need not play tricks or purposely mistakes with all your pains, you are still far short of the mark."​

Step-by-step explanation:

The line from the passage that best represents the author's viewpoint on the importance of honesty in painting is the fourth option "You try to set down what you see find out your error, and correct it. You need not play tricks or purposely mistakes with all your pains, you are still far short of the mark." which says that when painting, it is important to find errors and correct them and not intentionally make mistakes.