10-26-2014, 07:10 AM
Wooo, high update frequency in here! *_*
Juicy brush strokes: I think you might be going a bit too fast at times - even if those amazingly painterly artworks from some professionals look like they're done super-quick and effortless, that's more a matter of deliberately laying down nice strokes...after years of practice. I think. So you might profit from estabilishing planes, values and forms first, and then focusing on making it look nicely painted with painting on top with those juicy strokes.
As for the environments - agree with JonHop, you have a crazy but pleasing way to handle colors! Your values are all over the place though, and unless you want them to be super-impressionistic or abstract, I'd suggest you focus on those first. Work just in black and white for a while, starting out with 3-5 value steps only. Really try to simplify and understand how they work, how atmospheric perspective affects a landscape etc. Ideally from old (or new) masters and not photographs, or at least make sure to use good photographs. Masters to check out could be Bierstadt, Caspar David Friedrich, George Innes and Thomas Moran. Once you get your values under control, you can go on with color studies :)
Have a look:
http://www.arthints.com/what-is-atmosphe...rspective/
Keep pushing! You're on the right track!
Juicy brush strokes: I think you might be going a bit too fast at times - even if those amazingly painterly artworks from some professionals look like they're done super-quick and effortless, that's more a matter of deliberately laying down nice strokes...after years of practice. I think. So you might profit from estabilishing planes, values and forms first, and then focusing on making it look nicely painted with painting on top with those juicy strokes.
As for the environments - agree with JonHop, you have a crazy but pleasing way to handle colors! Your values are all over the place though, and unless you want them to be super-impressionistic or abstract, I'd suggest you focus on those first. Work just in black and white for a while, starting out with 3-5 value steps only. Really try to simplify and understand how they work, how atmospheric perspective affects a landscape etc. Ideally from old (or new) masters and not photographs, or at least make sure to use good photographs. Masters to check out could be Bierstadt, Caspar David Friedrich, George Innes and Thomas Moran. Once you get your values under control, you can go on with color studies :)
Have a look:
http://www.arthints.com/what-is-atmosphe...rspective/
Keep pushing! You're on the right track!