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Painting in a loose manner is harder than it appears.  I find the more edges I lose in a painting the more accurate I have to be with the drawing and values.  The less said the more succinct the visual message must be.

This is a quick little sketch that lent itself to losing many edges.  Shapes where the values are close toghether are perfect for dragging a clean brush between them.  This is not blending but rather holding the brush and making one pass between the two shapes so that the paint is pulled from one area to another.   Areas of highlight or pure chroma are also prime for this type of application.