Painting size
Generally speaking, the larger the painting, the more time it should take you to complete. It goes without saying that larger paintings require a lot more effort to complete because of the amount of painting that has to be done. Even though you can cut corners by using larger brushes in areas that don't have much detail, you should aim to spend more time on a larger painting than a smaller one.
Details
Intricate paintings with lots of fine details should have more time spent on them than paintings that don't have as much detail in them. When it comes to details, you want to spend time focusing on them so you get the must right. Spending time on the finer aspects of a painting can add a lot of quality and appeal to it. Add your own artistic touches to your work.
Time doesn't really matter
When it comes to judging paintings on their quality, people don't even consider how long it took for the painting to be completed. Painting time simply doesn't matter to most people; what matters is the final product. You may, for example, have two paintings that you think are equally good, one of which took a few weeks to complete, the other a few hours. Does it really matter if you spent a lot longer on one than the other? No - what matters is the finished piece and how satisfied you are with the result of your hard work.
Though it can to some
If you're a professional painter, it helps to be prolific. If you sell paintings for a living, you should aim to produce finished paintings regularly. The more paintings you have to sell, the more money you potentially stand to make. If you're in it for the money, it definitely helps to be prolific and not to spend too long producing paintings that you're going to sell. However, some very successful artists have been able to earn a living by selling paintings very rarely. Instead of being prolific, they're the opposite; they've managed to create a demand for their work by producing so little of their work.
Your satisfaction
What ultimately matters is how satisfied you are with your painting. It doesn't really matter how long you spend on a piece, just as long as you're happy with the end result. Some paintings should have more time spent on them than others, but there's no set rule. Every artist is different and every artist produces paintings in different amounts of time.
Generally speaking, the larger the painting, the more time it should take you to complete. It goes without saying that larger paintings require a lot more effort to complete because of the amount of painting that has to be done. Even though you can cut corners by using larger brushes in areas that don't have much detail, you should aim to spend more time on a larger painting than a smaller one.
Details
Intricate paintings with lots of fine details should have more time spent on them than paintings that don't have as much detail in them. When it comes to details, you want to spend time focusing on them so you get the must right. Spending time on the finer aspects of a painting can add a lot of quality and appeal to it. Add your own artistic touches to your work.
Time doesn't really matter
When it comes to judging paintings on their quality, people don't even consider how long it took for the painting to be completed. Painting time simply doesn't matter to most people; what matters is the final product. You may, for example, have two paintings that you think are equally good, one of which took a few weeks to complete, the other a few hours. Does it really matter if you spent a lot longer on one than the other? No - what matters is the finished piece and how satisfied you are with the result of your hard work.
Though it can to some
If you're a professional painter, it helps to be prolific. If you sell paintings for a living, you should aim to produce finished paintings regularly. The more paintings you have to sell, the more money you potentially stand to make. If you're in it for the money, it definitely helps to be prolific and not to spend too long producing paintings that you're going to sell. However, some very successful artists have been able to earn a living by selling paintings very rarely. Instead of being prolific, they're the opposite; they've managed to create a demand for their work by producing so little of their work.
Your satisfaction
What ultimately matters is how satisfied you are with your painting. It doesn't really matter how long you spend on a piece, just as long as you're happy with the end result. Some paintings should have more time spent on them than others, but there's no set rule. Every artist is different and every artist produces paintings in different amounts of time.
Joanne Perkins is a Berkshire-based artist with a BA (Hons) in
Fine Art. She specialises in painting Berkshire landscapes and loves
capturing the natural beauty of her local countryside. She is happy to
accept all queries and questions. For more information about Joanne, her
work and her current projects visit: http://joannesberkshirescenes.com/default.aspx Joanne can be found on Facebook
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