I like how this first one came out, but really, it just made my hands ache to hold a brush and feel the material of the paint under my physical control as opposed to my will alone. It doesn't help that my roommate has been joyously painting away on three 7-foot canvases every time I come home.
The ache to paint is like the ache to hug. But the hugging ache seems to be experienced more in the pectoral/bicep region of the body and my painting ache occurs in my forearms and wrists. And, of course, both affect my chest.
This is from a photo of an uncle teaching the guitar to a cousin of mine at a family picnic in the '60s.
I had a hard time know which brushes to use for the textured aspects of this one. I dig the clouds, though.
And here are a couple of lighting edits I did. The top images are the altered ones. That second one is a doozy. Watch your step.
On both of your lighting samples, they are too dark. You need to change that. The painting ones are nice, especially the one with the figures.
ReplyDeleteI agree. I love the first image, especial the consistency of strokes. When it comes to color correction in landscapes, I find it helps if I separate earth from sky and work on them separately.
ReplyDeletethat picnic painting is so rad. nice job
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