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Expressive Brushstrokes with Acrylics
By Matt Fussell
- Type
- Article
- Level
- Beginner
- Price
- Free + paid
About this lesson
Matt Fussell teaches a four-step approach to deliberate expressive brushwork on a pear still life: loose contour drawing, blocking in values with large brushes, developing varied color and highlights, then refining with smaller brushes, stressing that every stroke should have a purpose.
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