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Many artists strive to find the most well balanced or harmonious composition in their drawings or painting as this creates an image that’s impactful and accessible to the viewer. Some may even shroud the design in expressive mark making or fancy detail but behind the façade there’s generally a strong compositional foundation.

Most beginners just want to get painting straight away and work things out as they go. I prefer to do plenty of planning before beginning a painting, even more so now as my style has become looser and more expressive. I think about the overall design and any preliminary drawing before I begin painting. The drawing is concerned

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