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Hello all. I have only posted here a couple of times but I love reading all of your posts. So a little background. Up until now I have only painted portraits in oil paint. A photo my husband took (posted below) inspired me to attempt my first landscape. Well, this is so beyond challenging that I am ready to give up. I decided to start with sky as I knew it would be a challenge and didn’t want to work on the water, bridge, and jetty only to have to scrap it because I screwed up the sky. Boy was I right! This sky is kicking my butt. I have started to paint it 4 separate times and end up wiping it away and starting over each time. Any advice on how to slay this beast??? I just keep making mud. HELP! Lol any advice is greatly appreciated!
Very strong photo–very strong story and emotion to it!
I’m a watercolor painter, so my thoughts may not be helpful in oils…
Do you see the major shapes? Do you see the directional elements in sky, water and land forms? Do you see the layers of color and value beginning with the sky and carrying into the water?
If you see these, then it’s a matter of several phases of painting. If this was going to be a watercolor painting, one would begin with the lighter, more colorful hues, and layer or glaze subsequent darker and more neutralized passages. In watercolor, we paint from light to dark.
Good luck on your wonderful story!
Sling paint,
VirgilSling paint,
Virgil Carter
http://www.virgilcarterfineart.com/Very strong photo–very strong story and emotion to it!
I’m a watercolor painter, so my thoughts may not be helpful in oils…
Do you see the major shapes? Do you see the directional elements in sky, water and land forms? Do you see the layers of color and value beginning with the sky and carrying into the water?
If you see these, then it’s a matter of several phases of painting. If this was going to be a watercolor painting, one would begin with the lighter, more colorful hues, and layer or glaze subsequent darker and more neutralized passages. In watercolor, we paint from light to dark.
Good luck on your wonderful story!
Sling paint,
VirgilThank you so much for the advice! Yes, it was in fact an emotional day and the picture captured the moment perfectly. My cousin lost her husband and we lit off 500 lanterns in his memory this night, at this location.
I tried doing the darkest colors first. I am going to try to do the lighter colors first like you suggested and see where that leads me!! Thank you again!
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