Article · Lewis Noble
When is it FINISHED??
By Lewis Noble
- Type
- Article
- Level
- Intermediate
- Price
- Free
About this lesson
An abstract landscape painter gives three tests for a finished painting: enough variety in the marks, a balance of busy and quiet areas that moves the eye, and a developed paint surface across the whole canvas. Suggests working on several paintings at once so you see each one more freshly.
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