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    StevoJ89
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        9.5×11 first time using Arches coming from Strathmore 400, a bit finicky but I do love the way it takes water

        #737827
        KiwiKate
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            Very atmospheric and nicely done. I think I might have used a color other than a flat grey for the smoke/clouds. Maybe Paynes Grey or indigo?

            Kate
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            #737824
            StevoJ89
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                Very atmospheric and nicely done. I think I might have used a color other than a flat grey for the smoke/clouds. Maybe Paynes Grey or indigo?

                Lol ya there was a wall of a carrier back there that was grey and had a “75” stamped on the wall.. I sorta forgot about it and threw the grey all over…didn’t realize until I was done stood back and looked at it :lol:

                #737823
                ErnstG
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                    Beautiful work!

                    Ernst


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                    #737820
                    vegaskip
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                        You have really cought the atmosphere here, but I think you have over done the intensity of the steam a bit. maybe a bit more transparent in places. The a/c wing on the left looks too thick. I think if you cropped the picture to just the Director and the a/c cockpit and fuselage it would be brilliant.
                        Jim

                        #737828
                        shadye1
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                            I agree with the crop. Aircraft looks like a Tom Cat.

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                            StevoJ89
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                                Ah you’re right Vegaskip I probably could have lopped a bit off the left as for the smoke I got carried away lol

                                Shadye yes I had to double check the reference and you’re right it’s a Tom cat haha!

                                Now how do you guys decide when or where to crop something before you paint it? Is that something you just learn over time?

                                Thanks for the CC guys much appreciated!

                                #737821
                                vegaskip
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                                    Ah you’re right Vegaskip I probably could have lopped a bit off the left as for the smoke I got carried away lol

                                    Shadye yes I had to double check the reference and you’re right it’s a Tom cat haha!

                                    Now how do you guys decide when or where to crop something before you paint it? Is that something you just learn over time?

                                    Thanks for the CC guys much appreciated!

                                    I would change this to portrait form as the focal point is the Director and the Cockpit (it would be better with some suggestion of the aircrew beneath the ‘bubble’)
                                    I copied and cropped it to portrait as an example
                                    Hope it helps, but it is your painting.
                                    Jim
                                    PS the ‘smoke’ is steam from the Catapult.
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                                    #737829
                                    shadye1
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                                        Selecting a view, a lot is practice but there are aids. I used to use an empty 35mm slide frame until I got my eye in.
                                        http://www.photographers-resource.co.uk/photography/composition/Composition_framing.htm

                                        #737826
                                        StevoJ89
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                                            I would change this to portrait form as the focal point is the Director and the Cockpit (it would be better with some suggestion of the aircrew beneath the ‘bubble’)
                                            I copied and cropped it to portrait as an example
                                            Hope it helps, but it is your painting.
                                            Jim
                                            [B]PS the ‘smoke’ is steam from the Catapult.[/B]

                                            It may be my painting but constructive critique/tips is the only way you improve so it’s much appreciated :)

                                            I watched some carrier landings after you replied to see this “catapult” it’s so cool plus I had to google wing AC as well no idea what you were talking about :lol:

                                            #737822
                                            vegaskip
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                                                It may be my painting but constructive critique/tips is the only way you improve so it’s much appreciated :)

                                                I watched some carrier landings after you replied to see this “catapult” it’s so cool plus I had to google wing AC as well no idea what you were talking about :lol:

                                                I spent two years as Starboard Catapult Director (among other jobs) in HMS Victorious 1965/66.
                                                Jim

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