A Little Dash Of The Brush - Enature Extra Quality ~upd~

Consider the Japanese aesthetic of Ma (negative space). In a painting of a bamboo forest, a novice paints every bamboo stalk. A master paints three stalks in the foreground and uses a faint, quick dash of grey wash to suggest the endless expanse behind them. The viewer’s brain fills in the rest. That collaboration between the artist and the viewer’s imagination is the definition of Extra Quality.

But not just any dash. We’re talking about Enature Extra Quality . a little dash of the brush enature extra quality

If you work digitally, turn off the history panel for one hour. If you work in acrylic or oil, mix only a small puddle. The fear of making a mistake forces you to commit to . Hesitation kills extra quality. Consider the Japanese aesthetic of Ma (negative space)

Extra quality often comes from depth of color. Instead of mixing the perfect green on your palette, lay down a base of yellow ochre. Once dry, take a clean brush, load it with a dash of phthalo blue and a medium like linseed oil. Drag it over the yellow with almost no pressure. The optical mixing that occurs (yellow beneath, blue veil above) creates a vibrating, luminous green that no tube color can replicate. It breathes like a real forest canopy. The viewer’s brain fills in the rest