Brushstrokes

[reme]

Hi guys, im wondering what does a good brushstroke and a bad brushstroke means. Im from an animation school but it doesn't teach us stuff such as painting, only pencil drawings and charcoals.. So how do i define a good brushstroke? Ive seen many people complementing others for their good brushstroke but i have no idea what does it mean.. Is it the ability to paint the piece in very little strokes or is it the ability to show lots of things in a stroke? Thanks and sorry for my grammers :P

[ArtZealot]

I've found that getting good brushstrokes is a fairly advanced thing that just comes with mileage. I still wish i had better brushstrokes. In my book, good brushstrokes has to do with how much the painter can put in without over rendering something.
In my opinion, good brushstrokes are very well placed, strategic brushstrokes that appear to have come to the painter in a split second but to the viewer are very descriptive and expressive. I think monet and other impressionist painters are good examples of this.