03-26-2014, 12:42 PM
Cool, oil paint! :D Interesting subjects (what is that green round thing?). I'm no master at painting, but you'll have better time describing the volumes of objects if you treat your brush like a chisel and have your brush strokes follow the form of the object. And not just only in one direction too, crosshatch sometimes. For example, the lemon your strokes are following the form on the length of the lemon, try following the form on the width. Sort of like if you're painting belts for the lemon. ... man that's not very clear is it.
The green vege seems to have too much bright white, which is probably the wet paint reflecting too much light for the camera. The actual painting is probably darker. The black shadows end too suddenly. Shadows usually fade more gently, unless the light source is really harsh and close by.
I did a little bit of mild paint-over without changing too much of the original, see if it helps.
The green vege seems to have too much bright white, which is probably the wet paint reflecting too much light for the camera. The actual painting is probably darker. The black shadows end too suddenly. Shadows usually fade more gently, unless the light source is really harsh and close by.
I did a little bit of mild paint-over without changing too much of the original, see if it helps.