Lunatique's Sketchbook

[Lunatique]

I see what you're saying, but I'd make the argument that going to the fundamentals is often less work than what you're doing. Maybe. Like if you look at those paintings I linked, it's really about picking some nice shapes, values, and edges using some of those fancy texture brushes. That sounds a lot easier than trying to render out all the tree branches, or something like that.

In my case, I'm looking for a balance between selective detail and expressiveness. Ideally, I'd want my landscapes to be more detailed than the studies you posted, but still with enough expressive brushwork. Here are some examples of the look I'm targeting (from Schmid, Bodges, and Sargent):










After I'm done with the current portrait I'll maybe switch to landscapes for a while.