After a lengthy discussion with a friend, I came to agree with him that my art is very soft around the edges, and unfocused when viewed at full resolution. The paintings read well from a distance but lose all sense of crisp refinement as you come closer in.

With this in mind, I decided to experiment with the brushes again.

Usually I paint with a fixed sized brush and pressure sensitive opacity, but this time around, I switched the settings to fixed opacity and pressure sensitive size! This gave a much more paint-like feel, where the opacity had to be changed manually and the coating with a hard brush was absolute. It took a bit of getting used to, but I think the end result was well worth the experiment!

Meet Roderick, a painted dog of questionable nature, who can be found here:  nimroderick

Go watch him!