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Lesson 2: Thin to thick: brush control drills
Lessons · 2026-10-14

Lesson 2: Thin to thick: brush control drills

Water & brush control3/5

The blue lines are the best brush control so far: about fifteen long strokes of an even width. The olive bands each have a dark blob at the left where the brush touched down too wet, and the brown comma box has a pale bloom in the top-left corner.

Edges3/5

Crisp edges throughout, and the dry-brush box has broken, sparkly edges on purpose.

Drawing & shape3/5

The red thin-thick-thin lines pulse in a steady rhythm, and the green leaf box is full of consistent press-and-lift leaves turned in different directions.

Scores are 1–5: 1 not yet, 2 emerging, 3 developing, 4 controlled, 5 expressive.