What makes a good scene for a painting? I like three elements here on this misty day scene. First, the subtle tones and the way the trees almost disappear in the background produced by the foggy atmosphere stand out. Then, the soft layering of the levels of ground, lay in three lazy horizontal shapes, relaxing the eye. Lastly, the atmospheric quality is broken up by a nice detail in the single tree that leans slightly, coming forward, arranged to be viewed to the side so the eye can peer further through the fog and not be confined to a single element. I would paint this with large soft flat and round brushes and perhaps a riggor brush for the detail in the limbs. I would try to do it quick, so as not to lose the freshness of the misty feeling in the paint itself. It would be best to paint this on somewhat wet paper to begin with. Watercolor is a perfect medium for this type of scene. Thursday, September 30, 2010
Atmosphere
What makes a good scene for a painting? I like three elements here on this misty day scene. First, the subtle tones and the way the trees almost disappear in the background produced by the foggy atmosphere stand out. Then, the soft layering of the levels of ground, lay in three lazy horizontal shapes, relaxing the eye. Lastly, the atmospheric quality is broken up by a nice detail in the single tree that leans slightly, coming forward, arranged to be viewed to the side so the eye can peer further through the fog and not be confined to a single element. I would paint this with large soft flat and round brushes and perhaps a riggor brush for the detail in the limbs. I would try to do it quick, so as not to lose the freshness of the misty feeling in the paint itself. It would be best to paint this on somewhat wet paper to begin with. Watercolor is a perfect medium for this type of scene. 
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Recently i've been playing around with painting full figures, and i've found that doing a quick sketch in broad strokes, then "carving" into the edges (with negative space color) to perfect the contours makes getting the overall shape accurate really easy.. and it's fast. Then i overlay smaller details. :)
Happy painting mother!
Recently i've been playing around with painting full figures, and i've found that doing a quick sketch in broad strokes, then "carving" into the edges (with negative space color) to perfect the contours makes getting the overall shape accurate really easy.. and it's fast. Then i overlay smaller details. :)
Happy painting mother!
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