"Western techniques like distance, perspective, and the use of colors and lighting are all required basics for sketching from life," he says.
兼取中西之長「遠近法、透視法、以及光影、色彩運用等西畫技巧，其實都是訓練寫生必備的基本功夫」，歐豪年說，或許國畫的「大寫意」精神不需要強調這些，但「有能力做精確的寫實」才能使國畫免於「畫鬼魅易，畫犬馬難」之譏。