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Hone Your Dry Brush Technique. Understand The Possibilities.

By Mark Waller

Type
Article
Level
Beginner
Price
Free
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About this lesson

Explains how brush shape affects dry-brush marks (soft rounds for soft cloud edges, chisel-edged brushes for crisp texture) and where the technique helps, such as wave glints, sand and distant foliage. Includes a four-stage illustrated exercise on painting spinifex grass, plus advice on using thin dry-brush passes to warm or cool an area.