Wall presence - brush strokes lesson by William Whitaker
There seem to be a great many folks who are doing high finish (they call it realistic) work out
there today. Most of these people paint from the outside in - paint the hair on the dog before
painting the dog. Most of the time they are pretty easy to spot. I tell the viewer to check out
the following: Do they paint Orange People? Thanks to film, TV and Print, most folks think
orange people are realistic! Does everything look like plastic? Enough said about that! What do
the broad, quiet passages look like. A poor artist doesn't know how to handle his brush. It
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