> force shapes / objects to fall off edge / zoom in
This is a composition hack. The extreme alternative is to paint an entire thing sitting smack in the middle of the page all by itself. That's probably not going to look as interesting. Mind that the author prefaced these tips with some context: "For expressive observational painting more than rigid illustration"
> don't let yourself think about objects / people / things
Paint what you see, not what you think you see. In drawing this usually manifests as the fact that you'll be more accurate if you focus on say, drawing a precise contour where a nose ought to go than focusing on drawing a nose.
> force shapes / objects to fall off edge / zoom in
This is a composition hack. The extreme alternative is to paint an entire thing sitting smack in the middle of the page all by itself. That's probably not going to look as interesting. Mind that the author prefaced these tips with some context: "For expressive observational painting more than rigid illustration"
> don't let yourself think about objects / people / things
Paint what you see, not what you think you see. In drawing this usually manifests as the fact that you'll be more accurate if you focus on say, drawing a precise contour where a nose ought to go than focusing on drawing a nose.