VIDEO TUTORIAL: Painterly Carrots (Patreon)

This one is as much a tutorial as it is an exercise. We are painting a still life, a simple bowl with carrots, but the real challenge is keeping the brushwork loose and painterly all the way through. No sketching, no zooming in, no getting lost in the details. The tip I kept coming back to: limitations are your friend. Stick to just a few brush sizes, a handful of colors, and resist the urge to refine everything. It sounds restrictive, but it actually frees you up. I built the color palette as I went, which is part of the challenge. Have fun!

The color palette we'll be using is attached to the post (as always, make sure to use a browser like Safari or Chrome when downloading, the Patreon app won't let you download attachments unfortunately).

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Canvas size: 3000 X 2000

Layers: 3

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