Paul Ingbretson Talks about Detail in Painting - No. 57

How to think of “detail” when executing a representational painting. Is detail the nth degree of minutia on the surface of skin or does it have more to do with the appropriate amount of visual information given the visual motif?

QUESTIONS: Thank you Paul. Listening to your lectures, I had a couple of questions. I was wondering what your thoughts are on detail in a painting. Is the amount of detail used in a picture simply a subjective element of the artist, or should the artist hold back on rendering every part of the picture? I guess I am just curious what your thoughts are on lots of detail versus a more suggestive approach.JACK