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Old 05-15-2012, 05:20 PM
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wet on wet technique First time I tried this what do you think

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any and all comments will be greatly appreciated as I don't do much in oil
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Old 05-16-2012, 02:28 AM
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I think you have some really nice blending going on in the soft reflections in the water and the hazy mountain. I think compositionally it is poor - you have a mountain dead center and trees on either side - in equal amounts, sizes, shapes...
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the perfunctory birds truly distract. chop one of the trees down.
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Old 05-16-2012, 06:44 AM
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I do see that the mountain should have been off center a little more. Should I add another large tree to cut part of the mountain off or if I should chop down a tree how do you do this in oil without ruining the painting? I have not dealt much with oil mostly with acrylics.
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Old 05-16-2012, 10:47 AM
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Re: untitled
Nice attempt although composition wise it needs some work. There is a problem with the perspective and the sizes of the trees. The birds don't really work in this image as well and I think the contrast needs work. Maybe darker water. Usually reflections in water are darker than the image they reflect. Just my thoughts. I originally worked in oil but I find that acrylic can give you the same if not better effects with some practice and it dries a lot faster is easier to clean up and doesn't smell bad. Just my thoughts. Hope they help.
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Re: untitled
title suggestions: 'mountain', 'white mountains', 'mountain scape', ...

you *could* turn the tree on the right into more mountain
you *could* open up the foreground trees by peeking some water between their leaves and outer edges
you *could* lighten the birds to give them more distance

or you *could* leave it be and move onto your next, with thoughts of a better composition for next time

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Thanks everyone for all the suggestions. I am learning more about painting with every piece I do. Next time I'll try and remember never in the center. H
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