This is the old-school solution. Many university art libraries (Rhode Island School of Design, Academy of Art University) hold copies of Schmid’s limited edition books. You can request an Interlibrary Loan (ILL) to your local library. Once you get the physical book, you can scan 1-2 pages for personal reference (fair use), but not the entire volume.
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The search for is ultimately a search for knowledge. But knowledge of Schmid’s method is not locked away in a single scanned file. It lives in his available eBooks, in the high-resolution galleries of his Foundation, and—most importantly—in your own practice. This is the old-school solution
