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In his book Alla Prima: Everything I Know about Painting, Richard Schmid offers the reader a wealth of helpful tips, including the reminder to practice a variety of methods of painting. 

He says: "Cultivate as many working methods as you can so that you can respond to the demands of painting different subjects. Dont expect that an effective way of painting a landscape will work as well for a childs portrait. Learn to paint thickly, thinly, loosely, tightly, quickly, slowly, and so on, according to the requirements of your subjects. Strive to expand your repertoire. For no other reason, work in different ways just for the satisfaction of confounding art critics."

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His books are expensive (my copy cost more than $100), but theyre worth it: 

Alla Prima: Everything I Know about Painting

Alla Prima II Everything I Know about Painting--And More

Alla Prima II Companion: Richard Schmids Materials, Tools and Techniques