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The dreaded straight line!

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Straight lines are boring…uninteresting. Boring is what keeps your paintings hanging on gallery walls…if they make it there in the first place. As Bill demonstrated in an earlier video clip, it’s important to soften your lines…in this case, the back edge of the line. This makes your painting more realistic, more interesting and more sellable!

Bill teaches two important tips today:  avoiding the dreaded straight line and softening your edges. Notice how with one stroke he solves both problems.

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