Prairie
14x18 inches
Oil on panel
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Painters Tip
The Value of Thumbnails
Get in the habit of doing quick thumbnail sketches before you start to paint. You can use index paper gridded off into 9 blocks. Take a pencil and do several sketches of a scene you have in mind. They can just be line drawings with no values or detail. After you do 8 thumbnails, take a look and circle the best three. Take a bit of time to think about why they are the best and then do one more with the elements you like from the best. Now you have a clear understanding of the proposed composition and it will go quickly and easily for you in the final painting. This works both with photos and in painting on location.
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