[suggested translation, Marije Osnabrugge:] Moreover the characteristics and power of light and shadow should be understood well and observed, {Also lights and shadows.} so one will not show these contradictorily to its place, figure or unnaturally of color and power, but that it is shaped after the uniformity of the general light, be it summer days, sunshine, morning or evening skies, moonlight, candle light and other occasions or moderations of the Air:

[suggested translation, Marije Osnabrugge:] {To understand the weight and counterweight in the Action of Figures, requires a good observation.} In bending forwards, backwards or sideways, one should keep the Figure in its Center and Balance by means of the counterweight of some other limbs; the knowledge of which is important and cannot be obtained without diligence, which is why we advise this rule, [ndr.: that is] to investigate with diligence and observation, while it is especially useful to learn to avoid that your Figures neither move unnaturally nor fall over when they are standing or sitting.