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NOTE: This demo has been edited and off-topic matter was removed. It was copied from the complete thread which can be found in another section of this Forum.
The above illustration is meant to help the beginner "see" and is not meant to be a set of rigid rules. Sometimes I think of painting as somewhat like learning to ride a bicycle. Some of us don't learn as quickly as others and training wheels come in verrrry handy. Eventually though, those training wheels will get in the way - but in the meantime they are darn useful.
So many begining painters crash and burn...sadly, left alone to suffer from an untrained eye. Unless they learn to "see" they will never learn to paint well.
I feel that any help a beginner can get to produce a good result is valid. With a few successful paintings under a belt, so to speak, a beginner can gain the necessary knowlege and experience with which to judge what methods and techniques work for himself/herself.
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