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Less is More Thumbnail Challenge

Before every major painting, Josh Clare returns to the basics: quick, loose, and often “ugly” thumbnails he calls littles or tastes. In this course, Josh walks you through two oil sketches and one digital sketch using the same limited palette he relied on as a young artist—a palette he used for years and still trusts today.

This isn’t about perfection. It’s about practice.

You’ll learn:

  • Why warming up with mini sketches builds confidence and clarity

  • How to simplify your palette without losing power

  • Why bad thumbnails are sometimes the best kind

  • And how repetition can sharpen your instincts before you even touch a big canvas

Perfect for oil or digital painters who want to loosen up, build momentum, and fall in love with the process again.

🎨 Available exclusively in the Pro Artists Club.

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Josh Clare

Josh Clare grew up drawing and was rarely without a pencil and paper, but it wasn’t until he began studying art at BYU-Idaho that he began painting. That first oil painting class included a trip to the galleries in Jackson Hole (his first visit to an art gallery or museum) and completely changed the course of his life.
Josh has been supporting himself and his family with art since 2007 after graduation and he thanks God every day for that remarkable blessing. He figures that if he can paint all day, every day, for the next 20 years, eventually he’ll paint something pretty decent.

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