Eureka!

I have felt as though my paintings skills have platued ove the past year or so. I have kind of been turned off to painting in the meantime, perhaps experiencing a bit of painters block. I knew I could produce better results yet my figures were consistantly mediocre. I tried new techniques to try and push my figures to the next level, and while a few of them helped, I still was not where I wanted to be. Then I decided to give two brush blending a shot. I had read about this in the past, but for some reason was wary to try it. I decided to give it a shot about a week ago and all attempts ended in frustration. The paint ended up being too thick, the highlights were too gradual so it appeared there werent any there, or the highlights were too drastic.

I started a topic on the PP forums to vent and recieved support from my fellow painters who also experienced difficulty with this technique. Terrarin of Brushthralls fame suggested it should just click after a while.

Well, tonight, it did. My technique needs some refining, but the basics are there. I already think in this early stage the figure has what I thought was lacking. I plan on perfecting this technique and throwing my hat in the ring at the P3 painting contest at Gen Con next year. No amount of drugs could get me to the high I'm experiencing right now.