Two years ago, I would have sworn that having solid lineart is the *RIGHT* way to start a painting as it is a solid foundation or like a skeleton that you can fall back on. Countless hours were spent trying to get somewhat good at it.

Maybe it's borne out of impatience, or just my general inability to produce decent line work to save my life, but I've gradually moved towards abandoning lineart altogether and instead I'm now just painting directly on the canvas and figuring things out as I go. It seems irregular, disorganized, or lacking method, but somehow it feels right for me.

I usually hate when I can't explain why something works but in this case, I'm too busy having fun painting rather than getting frustrated over linework that I can't be bothered to care.

This is a WIP - I'll be uploading a full painting process video for this for those interested in seeing it. It will be on my YT.

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