12-20-2023, 10:48 PM
"Schmid is my ultimate favorite because he's a master at portraits, landscapes, and still life, and paints them with the same amount of passion and was very prolific in all of them."
Yeah, Schmid is great. No doubt about that.
"But as we all know, being able to analyze and appreciate the qualities of other artists' work, doesn't meanto n you can just apply them to your own."
I see what you're saying, but I'd make the argument that going to the fundamentals is often less work than what you're doing. Maybe. Like if you look at those paintings I linked, it's really about picking some nice shapes, values, and edges using some of those fancy texture brushes. That sounds a lot easier than trying to render out all the tree branches, or something like that.
Anyway, you've reminded me to go open up Alla Prima again...
Yeah, Schmid is great. No doubt about that.
"But as we all know, being able to analyze and appreciate the qualities of other artists' work, doesn't meanto n you can just apply them to your own."
I see what you're saying, but I'd make the argument that going to the fundamentals is often less work than what you're doing. Maybe. Like if you look at those paintings I linked, it's really about picking some nice shapes, values, and edges using some of those fancy texture brushes. That sounds a lot easier than trying to render out all the tree branches, or something like that.
Anyway, you've reminded me to go open up Alla Prima again...