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Limited Brushstrokes

🎯 Paint with intention—make each stroke count. In this 3+ hour demo, Brandon Gonzales guides seasoned artists through the challenge of completing a landscape using limited brushstrokes, focusing on planning, precision, and expressive restraint.


You’ll learn how to:
🗺️ Design and block in your composition before laying a single mark 
✂️ Count your strokes and make strategic decisions under constraint 
💡 Refine your composition on the fly for maximum impact
⚡ Finish strong with a “quickdraw” demo—emulating plein air challenge formats


This advanced technique is ideal for artists who already handle expressive brushwork but want to sharpen economy, confidence, and compositional strength. 🕒 Runtime: 3+ hours

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Meet your instructor

Brandon Gonzales

After graduating from Art Center College of Design, Brandon has spent 10 years working as a matte painter and concept artist in the entertainment industry. His unique artistic background has helped him develop a sharp eye for detail, evident in his expressive brush strokes and the accurate, yet stunning colors of his more recent traditional paintings. His years working as a matte painter has nurtured an uncommon ability to see complexities and nuances around him. This ability coupled with his painterly style results in an uncommon freshness and energy. 

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