Wildlife Painting Step-by-Step Demonstration: Zebra

By Marion Boddy-Evans, About.com Guide

When I found myself 'just quickly' fixing this little bit and that, I knew it was time to stop. It may not be 100 percent yet (can a painting ever be?), but fiddling will never make it perfect, just the opposite. It was time to declare the painting finished and to put it to one side. I'd look at it again in a week or so and decide then whether I still think it's done. (And, ultimately, I did.)