{"id":29263,"date":"2024-01-19T11:01:36","date_gmt":"2024-01-19T19:01:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.howtopastel.com\/?p=29263"},"modified":"2024-01-19T11:01:39","modified_gmt":"2024-01-19T19:01:39","slug":"creating-thumbnails-en-plein-air-my-mexico-paintings","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.howtopastel.com\/2024\/01\/creating-thumbnails-en-plein-air-my-mexico-paintings\/","title":{"rendered":"Creating Thumbnails En Plein Air (My Mexico Paintings)"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Thumbnails. Such an extraordinarily helpful tool! And yet, so resisted. So misunderstood. So avoided! Students often say, \u201cI just want to get to the painting! By the time I\u2019ve done a thumbnail, I won\u2019t have the energy to do the painting.\u201d And this stance is particularly espoused when it comes to making thumbnails en plein air. For me though, at this point in my painting life, I cannot imagine starting a representational piece without doing at least one thumbnail, whether in studio or on location!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<!--more-->\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Creating a thumbnail (or two) is a fast way to:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul>\n<li>Understand what it is you want to paint (there\u2019s so much to choose from!)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Compose your painting before putting pastel to paper or paint to canvas\/board<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Create a pattern\/design of three values &#8211; the underpinning of your painting<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Become familiar with your subject&nbsp;<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Thumbnails are quick, small explorations of the painting possibilities. Sometimes a thumbnail may even show you that what you thought you wanted to paint isn\u2019t the subject for you right now.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>So yes, I create thumbnails en plein air, even as I recognise that the scene (especially the light) is changing moment by moment and time is of the essence. I wouldn\u2019t dream of skipping this oh-so-valuable step!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Let me take you through a few pieces done recently on location in La Manzanilla, Mexico. You\u2019ll see the scene as I saw it and then, through my thumbnails, the part of the scene I chose to paint. You\u2019ll also see the final painting.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Let\u2019s go!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This gorgeous purple wall was just around the corner from where we were staying. (You can read an <a href=\"https:\/\/www.howtopastel.com\/2024\/01\/create-momentum-by-starting-my-mexico-experience\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">earlier post<\/a> about how I got past the resistance that arose around painting en plein air while in Mexico.) It stopped me in my tracks. And oh that cast shadow thrown by the mango tree!\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:45px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-full is-resized\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.howtopastel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/1.-View-of-the-purple-wall.jpg\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"900\" height=\"675\" src=\"https:\/\/www.howtopastel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/1.-View-of-the-purple-wall.jpg\" alt=\"View of the purple wall - thumbnails en plein air\" class=\"wp-image-29247\" style=\"width:566px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.howtopastel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/1.-View-of-the-purple-wall.jpg 900w, https:\/\/www.howtopastel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/1.-View-of-the-purple-wall-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.howtopastel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/1.-View-of-the-purple-wall-768x576.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 900px) 100vw, 900px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">View of the purple wall<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:35px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>You\u2019ll see in my sketchbook that I began a horizontal thumbnail. But as I worked, I realised what I wanted to focus on was the transition from the cast shadow to the sunlit wall along with the bicycle. So I started another thumbnail &#8211; a vertical one.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:45px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-full is-resized\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.howtopastel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/2.-Thumbnails-of-the-purple-wall-and-bicycle.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"724\" height=\"1000\" src=\"https:\/\/www.howtopastel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/2.-Thumbnails-of-the-purple-wall-and-bicycle.jpg\" alt=\"Thumbnails of the purple wall and bicycle - thumbnails en plein air\" class=\"wp-image-29248\" style=\"width:326px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.howtopastel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/2.-Thumbnails-of-the-purple-wall-and-bicycle.jpg 724w, https:\/\/www.howtopastel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/2.-Thumbnails-of-the-purple-wall-and-bicycle-217x300.jpg 217w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 724px) 100vw, 724px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Thumbnails of the purple wall and bicycle<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:35px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>When I chose this scene, I knew that at any moment, the bicycle might be ridden away. I took that risk and got lucky &#8211; it stayed put the entire painting time!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:45px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-large is-resized\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.howtopastel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/Gail-Sibley-22Wall-and-Bicycle22-Unsion-Colour-pastels-on-UART-600-12-x-9-in-copy.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"712\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/www.howtopastel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/Gail-Sibley-22Wall-and-Bicycle22-Unsion-Colour-pastels-on-UART-600-12-x-9-in-copy-712x1024.jpg\" alt=\"Gail Sibley, &quot;Wall and Bicycle,&quot; Unison Colour pastels on UART 600, 12 x 9 in.\" class=\"wp-image-29216\" style=\"width:480px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.howtopastel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/Gail-Sibley-22Wall-and-Bicycle22-Unsion-Colour-pastels-on-UART-600-12-x-9-in-copy-712x1024.jpg 712w, https:\/\/www.howtopastel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/Gail-Sibley-22Wall-and-Bicycle22-Unsion-Colour-pastels-on-UART-600-12-x-9-in-copy-209x300.jpg 209w, https:\/\/www.howtopastel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/Gail-Sibley-22Wall-and-Bicycle22-Unsion-Colour-pastels-on-UART-600-12-x-9-in-copy-768x1105.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.howtopastel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/Gail-Sibley-22Wall-and-Bicycle22-Unsion-Colour-pastels-on-UART-600-12-x-9-in-copy.jpg 924w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 712px) 100vw, 712px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Gail Sibley, &#8220;Wall and Bicycle,&#8221; Unison Colour pastels on UART 600, 12 x 9 in.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:35px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>I was pretty enamoured with that wall. (As an aside, I was a bit frustrated that I didn\u2019t have the colours in my <a href=\"https:\/\/www.howtopastel.com\/2021\/10\/paint-anything-with-my-set-of-soft-pastels\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Unison Colour 36-piece set<\/a> to do it justice. So I let go of replicating that specific purple colour and focused on value differences and creating a warm coloured wall!)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The next piece is back at that same purple wall. But this time, it was the dogs that lay about that also caught my attention. They mostly seemed to stick to the cast shadows. The bike added another note of interest.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Here\u2019s the scene (without any dogs as it turns out!).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:45px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-full is-resized\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.howtopastel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/4.-Another-view-of-the-purple-wall.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"900\" height=\"675\" src=\"https:\/\/www.howtopastel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/4.-Another-view-of-the-purple-wall.jpg\" alt=\"Another view of the purple wall\" class=\"wp-image-29250\" style=\"width:592px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.howtopastel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/4.-Another-view-of-the-purple-wall.jpg 900w, https:\/\/www.howtopastel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/4.-Another-view-of-the-purple-wall-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.howtopastel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/4.-Another-view-of-the-purple-wall-768x576.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 900px) 100vw, 900px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Another view of the purple wall<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:35px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>You can see in my thumbnail that I compressed the view, bringing the bottom shadow in closer to the rest of the scene. It felt it was important to have that shadow running across the bottom of the piece. You can also see in my thumbnail that I thought of including an outlier &#8211; a dog sitting in the hot sun but crossed it out. The dog moved after I drew it in and I decided to stick with dogs in the shade. (Isn\u2019t there some saying about <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Mad_Dogs_and_Englishmen_(song)\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Mad Dogs and Englishmen<\/a>\u2026?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:45px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-medium is-resized\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.howtopastel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/5.-Thumbnails.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"230\" src=\"https:\/\/www.howtopastel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/5.-Thumbnails-300x230.jpg\" alt=\"Thumbnails - thumbnails en plein air\" class=\"wp-image-29251\" style=\"width:458px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.howtopastel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/5.-Thumbnails-300x230.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.howtopastel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/5.-Thumbnails-768x588.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.howtopastel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/5.-Thumbnails.jpg 1000w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Thumbnails<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:35px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>And then the painting. Near the end of working on it, a dog suddenly dropped down in front of me and I quickly put it in. I love those serendipitous moments that happen when painting on location! By this time, the sun was behind a huge cloud and the scene stayed overcast for the rest of my painting time. However, having created thumbnails, I had a record of the light, dark, and grey pattern. Luckily, I\u2019d also gotten down quite a bit of colour. The scene looks so grey without the sunlight!!\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:45px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-full is-resized\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.howtopastel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/7.-The-view-without-sunshine.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1000\" height=\"750\" src=\"https:\/\/www.howtopastel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/7.-The-view-without-sunshine.jpg\" alt=\"The view without sunshine!\" class=\"wp-image-29253\" style=\"width:533px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.howtopastel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/7.-The-view-without-sunshine.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/www.howtopastel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/7.-The-view-without-sunshine-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.howtopastel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/7.-The-view-without-sunshine-768x576.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">The view without sunshine!<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:35px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-large is-resized\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.howtopastel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/6.-Gail-Sibley-_Staying-Cool_-Unison-Colour-pastels-on-UART-600-9-x-12-in.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"783\" src=\"https:\/\/www.howtopastel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/6.-Gail-Sibley-_Staying-Cool_-Unison-Colour-pastels-on-UART-600-9-x-12-in-1024x783.jpg\" alt=\"Gail Sibley, Staying Cool, Unison Colour pastels on UART 600, 9 x 12 in - thumbnails en plein air\" class=\"wp-image-29252\" style=\"width:570px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.howtopastel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/6.-Gail-Sibley-_Staying-Cool_-Unison-Colour-pastels-on-UART-600-9-x-12-in-1024x783.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.howtopastel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/6.-Gail-Sibley-_Staying-Cool_-Unison-Colour-pastels-on-UART-600-9-x-12-in-300x229.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.howtopastel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/6.-Gail-Sibley-_Staying-Cool_-Unison-Colour-pastels-on-UART-600-9-x-12-in-768x587.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.howtopastel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/6.-Gail-Sibley-_Staying-Cool_-Unison-Colour-pastels-on-UART-600-9-x-12-in.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Gail Sibley, \u201cStaying Cool in La Manzanilla,\u201d Unison Colour pastels on UART 600, 9 x 12 in<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:35px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>Next there\u2019s the scene with an outdoor (abandoned?) washing machine. The specific thing that caught my attention here was the reflected light thrown by the orange building onto the machine.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:45px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-full is-resized\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.howtopastel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/8.-The-street-with-the-washing-machine-that-caught-my-eye.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"950\" height=\"713\" src=\"https:\/\/www.howtopastel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/8.-The-street-with-the-washing-machine-that-caught-my-eye.jpg\" alt=\"The street with the washing machine that caught my eye\" class=\"wp-image-29254\" style=\"width:526px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.howtopastel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/8.-The-street-with-the-washing-machine-that-caught-my-eye.jpg 950w, https:\/\/www.howtopastel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/8.-The-street-with-the-washing-machine-that-caught-my-eye-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.howtopastel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/8.-The-street-with-the-washing-machine-that-caught-my-eye-768x576.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 950px) 100vw, 950px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">The street with the washing machine that caught my eye<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:35px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>As the washing machine was the main reason for stopping, I wanted it to take up a major part of the painting. So in my thumbnail, I cropped out a lot of the surrounding area. And I decided on a square format. I also liked the cast shadows on the wall in the background &#8211; a lovely blue contrast to the orange wall. Still, I was unsure of how much to include. This is where creating thumbnails en plein air is invaluable! They help you make decisions on composition so much more easily. You can see I did another thumbnail to really clarify the design of the big shapes of three values. This is the stage where I can tell whether a composition has a chance of working.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:45px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-full is-resized\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.howtopastel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/9.-Thumbnails-of-the-washing-machine-view.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"666\" height=\"1000\" src=\"https:\/\/www.howtopastel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/9.-Thumbnails-of-the-washing-machine-view.jpg\" alt=\"Thumbnails of the washing machine view - thumbnails en plein air\" class=\"wp-image-29255\" style=\"width:342px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.howtopastel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/9.-Thumbnails-of-the-washing-machine-view.jpg 666w, https:\/\/www.howtopastel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/9.-Thumbnails-of-the-washing-machine-view-200x300.jpg 200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 666px) 100vw, 666px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Thumbnails of the washing machine view<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:35px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>With the format, composition, and value pattern decided, I could now have fun with the colour!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:45px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-full is-resized\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.howtopastel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/Gail-Sibley-22The-Laundry-Machine22-Unsion-Colour-pastels-on-UART-600-9-x-9-in-copy.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"977\" height=\"998\" src=\"https:\/\/www.howtopastel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/Gail-Sibley-22The-Laundry-Machine22-Unsion-Colour-pastels-on-UART-600-9-x-9-in-copy.jpg\" alt=\"Gail Sibley, &quot;The Washing Machine,&quot; Unison Colour pastels on UART 600, 9 x 9 in.\" class=\"wp-image-29218\" style=\"width:556px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.howtopastel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/Gail-Sibley-22The-Laundry-Machine22-Unsion-Colour-pastels-on-UART-600-9-x-9-in-copy.jpg 977w, https:\/\/www.howtopastel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/Gail-Sibley-22The-Laundry-Machine22-Unsion-Colour-pastels-on-UART-600-9-x-9-in-copy-294x300.jpg 294w, https:\/\/www.howtopastel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/Gail-Sibley-22The-Laundry-Machine22-Unsion-Colour-pastels-on-UART-600-9-x-9-in-copy-768x785.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 977px) 100vw, 977px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Gail Sibley, &#8220;The Washing Machine,&#8221; Unison Colour pastels on UART 600, 9 x 9 in.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:35px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>Lastly, there\u2019s this fairly nondescript scene.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:45px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-full is-resized\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.howtopastel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/11.-A-_nothing_-view.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1000\" height=\"750\" src=\"https:\/\/www.howtopastel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/11.-A-_nothing_-view.jpg\" alt=\"A nothing view\" class=\"wp-image-29257\" style=\"width:587px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.howtopastel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/11.-A-_nothing_-view.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/www.howtopastel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/11.-A-_nothing_-view-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.howtopastel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/11.-A-_nothing_-view-768x576.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">A nothing view, except&#8230;there&#8217;s something there that catches my attention!<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:35px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>There&#8217;s something in the pattern created by the tree\u2019s cast shadow and the small areas of dark that made me stop and get out my sketchbook. Again, I decided to crop in close to tell the story of this small corner of La Manzanilla, probably one that&#8217;s ignored by most passersby.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In my thumbnail. You can see how I move things around to suit my needs. An example is the bush by the post. I\u2019ve also compressed all the parts to fit into the square format. And I\u2019ve deleted much of the overhanging tree branches.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>As an artist, you have the power to make these changes. Creating<strong> t<\/strong>humbnails en plein air<strong> <\/strong>allows me to sort these ideas out before I commit to putting a mark on the surface of my painting.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:45px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-full is-resized\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.howtopastel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/12.-Thumbnails.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"609\" height=\"1000\" src=\"https:\/\/www.howtopastel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/12.-Thumbnails.jpg\" alt=\"Thumbnails - thumbnails en plein air\" class=\"wp-image-29258\" style=\"width:371px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.howtopastel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/12.-Thumbnails.jpg 609w, https:\/\/www.howtopastel.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/12.-Thumbnails-183x300.jpg 183w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 609px) 100vw, 609px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Thumbnails<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:35px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>And here\u2019s the painting! You can see in the second image (of me with the painting) that my small sketchbook with the thumbnails of the scene are fully visible. 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I always say, if the thumbnail doesn\u2019t excite you\/please you, don\u2019t start painting! Colour won\u2019t improve on a black, grey, and white design that isn&#8217;t working.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Here\u2019s a thumbnail I did of a scene I liked. I soon realised however that I would need to return at a different time of day for a better pattern of darks, lights, and greys. What I produced didn\u2019t excite me at all &#8211; it was a bit of a dud!&nbsp; You can see I even tried extending it on both sides to see if there was a way to make it work. 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I don\u2019t take a lot of time with them. Like you, I want to get to the painting part! And, working en plein air has the added stress of coping with an environment that&#8217;s always in the process of changing which means we don\u2019t want to waste any time. But doing thumbnails is the best use of your time!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>I hope you can see how creating thumbnails en plein air is actually a benefit rather than a hindrance. 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