How to Paint Details

The past two weeks I've emphasizing the role of structure and design in a painting. This week, I finish the painting of the last two weeks. I show how detail in fact just enhances the design - helps lead the eye of the viewer on the path of the structure.

Rather than being this endless addition of marks leading nowhere in particular, detail as I outline it in this video becomes a less is more finish.

Here are links to this whole series:
Video 1:    • Why Composition Matters  
Video 2:    • The Secret to Simplification  
Video 3:    • How to Paint Details  

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