Manozac2000 Posted May 6, 2019 Share Posted May 6, 2019 this is my third painting... I want to know what changes I must have to draw well William Overington and bodobe 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gdenby Posted May 9, 2019 Share Posted May 9, 2019 The underlying "sketch" is too dark, and continuous. Make the sketch faint, like the lightest touches of a pencil. Manozac2000 1 Quote iMac 27" Retina, c. 2015: OS X 10.11.5: 3.3 GHz I c-5: 32 Gb, AMD Radeon R9 M290 2048 Mb iPad 12.9" Retina, iOS 10, 512 Gb, Apple pencil Huion WH1409 tablet Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
William Overington Posted May 10, 2019 Share Posted May 10, 2019 @Manozac2000 Would it be a good idea to remove the drawing lines around the mountains, the drawing lines around the yacht and the drawing lines around the reflection in the lake from the final image? Having said that, at my present level of skill, I cannot produce anything like as good as what you have produced. William Manozac2000 1 Quote Until December 2022, using a Lenovo laptop running Windows 10 in England. From January 2023, using an HP laptop running Windows 11 in England. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
William Overington Posted May 10, 2019 Share Posted May 10, 2019 Also, I like the way that you have done that shimmering reflection. William Manozac2000 1 Quote Until December 2022, using a Lenovo laptop running Windows 10 in England. From January 2023, using an HP laptop running Windows 11 in England. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
firstdefence Posted May 12, 2019 Share Posted May 12, 2019 A valiant effort, it's tough to make suggestions and not change the style of the painter but a few tips maybe Improvements: There is no reflection of the hills in the water, adding these would connect the land to the water. Water glisten if its choppy, it generally doesn't have swathes of white, this also disconnects the boat from the water and the reflection of the boat doesn't make sense. The sky, it looks like you have made a classic mistake and tried to paint clouds with blue, hence the big block of white that really should be a gradient of colours. The sky is seldom one colour. Tips: Before you paint really study the subject you want to paint, even when painting from a mental construct (an idea) the reference is from real world experience, whether you are observing a photo, another painting or actually being at the scene, take it in, the textures, the sounds, the smells, the colours. We generally disregard a lot of what we see and we need to stop and really see what is in front of us. Blur your vision or hold up some translucent paper to see the blocks of the scene. Take reference images that you can refer to later on. Paint the things you connect with, this makes painting easier because the desire to paint that subject is stronger. Never rush unless you are trying to do things like 5 min sketches, if its not working don't try and force it. Never be afraid to copy or trace, how else do you get a feel for the form. Manozac2000 1 Quote iMac 27" 2019 Somona 14.3.1, iMac 27" Affinity Designer, Photo & Publisher V1 & V2, Adobe, Inkscape, Vectorstyler, Blender, C4D, Sketchup + more... XP-Pen Artist-22E, - iPad Pro 12.9 (Please refrain from licking the screen while using this forum) Affinity Help - Affinity Desktop Tutorials - Feedback - FAQ - most asked questions Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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