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The Value of Painting Unfinished Studies

Robbie Allen July 18, 2022

As artist's we can sometimes overwork our paintings. Many of us are known to endlessly 'noodle' and render too much, often taking emphasis away from what's really important in a piece of art. It becomes an art in itself to know exactly when to call a painting 'finished', even if it begins as a simple study, and ends looking 'unfinished'.

The Value of Painting Unfinished Studies (Youtube Video)

In this video I discuss my point of view on my I think we can find value and some of our best pieces of art in our unfinished artwork, whilst sharing examples of master artists of the past, who also left their works unfinished.

How do you feel about leaving a piece of art, a drawing or painting unfinished? Do you feel confident enough to call your own work finished, knowing that you could press on and render everything?

Let me know in the comments below.

I hope you enjoy this video and find some value in it. If you did, give it a thumbs up, subscribe to my channel and share. If you would like to help support my work, you can subscribe to me on Patreon for exclusive and early art content: https://www.patreon.com/robbieallenart

This is the link to the video again: The Value of Painting Unfinished Studies

Thank you,

Robbie

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