J C Leyendecker makes the application of paint appear as part of the design, with strokes of colour defining the form in his paintings the way hatching is used in drawings. The artist's figures have a sharp, angular geometry, enhancing seemingly simple things like folds in clothes. Leyendecker reportedly worked in stages, creating many small-scale studies from which he would then construct the whole using the traditional technique of “squaring up” to transfer to the larger canvas. 

Sargent's watercolours are relaxed with loose brushstrokes and an impressionist feel. For example, when painting water, the artist used long sweeping strokes which makes the colours weave into each other, creating the illusion of movement. If you look closely at his paintings, you will see they are nothing more than an arrangement of dark and light shapes. While less detailed, his paintings appear realistic at first glance due to his accurate use of values, colours and shapes.

I came across this work while looking through location drawing artists, and Lyndon Hayes' use of colour immediately stood out to me. The artist's location drawings are highly detailed as they spend multiple hours drawing one location.