I often flip through favorite artists' books for inspiration, and sometimes find a page so inspiring, I want to learn how the original artist created the painting.
That's the case with the page above from Erin O'Toole's book Create Your Own Artist's Journal.
Hungry for the beauty of spring flowers, and admiring Erin's beautiful work, I copied part of her painting, adding my own twist.
I learned new ways of composing paintings of flowers, and discovered how lovely it is to have a light, soft wash of color behind more distinct, defined features of that same color.
That's the beauty of copying other artists -- you learn their techniques. As long as you don't present the painting as your original work, it's not cheating to copy another artist's painting. It's a great way to learn!
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