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Here’s a tutorial[/URL] to help you. Reflections are what will make it believable.
If you're asking me for advice, I'm going to assume that you've run out of rational options.
My work on FacebookWhen you are starting off you need to learn certain things such as drawing and observation.
So start with simple things and do things that will teach you the basics.
Set up simple still lives with good lighting, just setting up the still life will teach you composition and observation, spend as much time on the set up as the painting.
Learn to draw with the brush, once you have it all set up and have a good idea of how it is going to look in the painting start painting directly.
Use a limited palette which will teach you colour mixing.
Try, Ultramarine, Alizarin Crimson and Cad Yellow Lemon plus white. You can match any colour in your still life with these colours.You will never see all the subtlety of reality by working from imagination or photos.
Dave.“What peaches and what penumbras! Whole families shopping at night! Aisles full of husbands! Wives in the avocados, babies in the tomatoes!—and you, Garcia Lorca, what were you doing down by the watermelons?”
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PS Critiques always welcome but no plaudits or emoting, please don’t press the like button.I always think it odd when people ask how to color an isolated object.
Your palette is fine to paint anything.
But all things are relative to each other in a painting.
So, how you handle the brass and mahogany depends on surrounding objects as well as the color of the light.You must observe your subject and mix your colors. Experiment and see what works.
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I always think it odd when people ask how to color an isolated object.
Your palette is fine to paint anything.
But all things are relative to each other in a painting.
So, how you handle the brass and mahogany depends on surrounding objects as well as the color of the light.You must [B]observe your subject[/B] and mix your colors. Experiment and see what works.
Odd, maybe, but probably common among those who are just starting to paint. My “mistake” so far is to draw/paint from imagination. Which – if one has zero experience, knowledge and skill – the worst way to learn. From now on I’ll paint only what I see, until I get good enough to be able to paint what’s inside my soul.
On a good note: I ain’t gonna ask again something silly like “what colour is brass?” This is progress I believe "The object of art is not to reproduce reality, but to create a reality of the same intensity."
Alberto GiacomettiI would suggest pulling out your canvas pad, sketching out the underpainting/drawing, and giving it a whirl without paying too much attention to the fiddly bits.
Colored metals are complex to catch right, and they deserve some prototypes to get it right. And, as Mr. Martin said, you will really need an object to observe.
I have found this method of canvas pad & prototype to help immensely.
I’ll follow you advice. Thanks
Thanks to Dave too
"The object of art is not to reproduce reality, but to create a reality of the same intensity."
Alberto GiacomettiOdd, maybe, but probably common among those who are just starting to paint. My “mistake” so far is to draw/paint from imagination. Which – if one has zero experience, knowledge and skill – the worst way to learn. From now on I’ll paint only what I see, until I get good enough to be able to paint what’s inside my soul.
On a good note: I ain’t gonna ask again something silly like “what colour is brass?” This is progress I believe Mahogany
Mahogany is pretty easy, Brown red base, followed with a thin black glaze using a fan brush. Mahogany grain is either swirled or straight. Don’t make the base red brown equal everywhere, variate it. I have no idea about your brass but mahogany is child’s play.
Here is a link for a nice tutorial on painting metal surfaces:
[url]http://www.artistsnetwork.com/articles/art-demos-techniques/painting-metallic-surfaces-gold-silver-bronze[/url]
Also, there are a ton of good tutorials and such that the artist network has available for free. Do paint a bit more than you read though, experience is by far the best teacher.
Absolutely. And thanks for the link
"The object of art is not to reproduce reality, but to create a reality of the same intensity."
Alberto Giacometti
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