MONTHLY CHALLENGE // brushstroke master study
Added 2025-09-01 10:30:14 +0000 UTCIt’s time to dive back into master studies! This month, we will be studying the expressive brushstrokes of a few painting masterpieces. These artists were incredible at creating rich and realistic detail from just a few expressive brush strokes, and there’s so much we can learn from that. That’s why the reference images consist of close-ups from paintings: that way we can really see the individual lines and strokes that created their beautiful work. Let’s learn from these paintings and practice our brushwork and efficiency!
Visit this link to find all essential info about the challenge, including:
an overview of the challenge information
tips & advice
links to resources to help you complete it
a bonus challenge for if you have extra time
folders with reference images and inspiration images
Below is the list of helpful resources that can help you complete this challenge:
How to steal a style: This tutorial talks about how you can break down an artistic style and mimic it in your own way. It also demonstrates my process for studying Leyendecker’s work, whose art is included in the reference folder!
Challenge resource // master study: This is the challenge resource for the previous challenge on creating a master study, and gives some insights into how you can interpret a painting for your own study!
There is also a PDF file in the folder listed above with an overview of all the information about the challenge, including clickable links.
I can't wait to see what you make! Feel free to post the results on social media with the hashtag #LoishPatreonChallenge, or share your results in the thread over in the discord server!
