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Do you know what these four pieces have in common? I was terrified to do all of them and I'm immensely proud of all of them. If you're anything like me, you'll find that the projects that intimidate you the most are the ones you'll find most rewarding when they're done. Big projects are only scary when you're staring at the reference photo, thinking, "How can I ever paint this. It's so hard". In my experience, once you start working on one of these monsters, the apprehension melts away, replaced by a feeling of self-confidence. How do you get started on one of these pieces? You might be expecting me to say to just get started and while that is the most important step, I do have one caution to make. Don’t go to your final project just yet. Do a practice piece on a scratch piece of paper first. Don’t put a lot of detail in this. Think of this as a skeleton piece. Just work on getting the perspective and the placement of major landmarks right. You don’t have to be scared here since you can throw this away and start over if it doesn’t work out. Once you’ve nailed the perspective, the most critical aspect in significant landscapes, in your skeleton piece, you’ll be much more confident when you move on to your actual project. Taking on an intimidating projects teaches you not only about art itself, but what you’re capable of. Are you planning on taking on any big major paintings since reading this post? Tell me in the comments.
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