Article · Malcolm Dewey Fine Art
The Secret to Loose Painting: 5 Ways to Stop "Noodling" and Find Your Flow
- Type
- Article
- Level
- Intermediate
- Price
- Free
- Published
- 2026
About this lesson
Five concrete strategies for looser, more expressive brushwork: using bigger brushes, holding the brush at the end, a one-stroke-one-placement rule, squinting to simplify shapes, and broken color, plus a thick-paint 'Bravura' stroke technique for textural impact.
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