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    Brush Strokes

    Jul 20, 2020 5 minutes

    I've been doing a lot of workshops lately - and there seems to be a universal skill that needs to be developed (in my opinion!). It doesn't matter where I go, or what I do, this seems to be the thing that many people struggle with more than anything else. I know I promised to do a painting using no paintbrushes, and just random objects to push the paint around. However - these articles are all about you, and not about me indulging my painting fantasies, rather than contribute to your needs (does that get me out of painting an image without paintbrushes?). So, let's investigate. A single paintbrush has possibly millions and millions of possible applications. I've discussed before about the three processes that each paintbrush has that affect the marks that it makes. Just to recap, those are: the

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