Using Goals to Make Better Paintings with Michele Usibelli (Ep.120)

About this episode

Michele Usibelli discusses how to use goals to enhance painting skills and make informed color choices.

Welcome to the conversation with Michele Usibelli! In the feature conversation you’ll discover a process that helps you create bold and loose work, explore a strategy for choosing what to paint next and you’ll learn how to build goals into your work so that every painting is a chance to improve. Extended Cut Bonus In the bonus conversation, we’ll walk through a few examples of how Usibelli makes color choices so that you can see how to make beautiful paintings without getting totally overwhel...

People in this episode

Guest: Michele Usibelli

Topics covered

• painting techniques
• goal setting
• color choices
• art strategy
• creative process

Keywords

• painting
• goals
• art
• color choices
• creative process
• Michele Usibelli

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