In this episode of Smerdon Toast, Australian artists Seabastion Toast and Anne Smerdon go head-to-head in a Alla Prima painting challenge. When there’s no time to get caught up in details, you’re forced to focus on honest, intuitive painting — and the results might just surprise you.

20-minute painting challenge!

When there’s no time to get caught up in details, you’re forced to focus on honest, intuitive painting and the results might just surprise you.

We discuss:

🎨 why painting small studies with a time limit is an essential exercise for both beginners and experienced artists,

🎨 how painting timed studies can improve your painting techniques fast

🎨 how to push through when you think your painting is failing 🎨 chroma and the difficulty making high chroma colours lighter

🎨 why you should be careful posting everything you make on social media

🎨 why flipping your painting upside down is helpful