10-16-2012, 06:17 AM
It's all a slow process, We have all been where you are at, some of us still are. Not knowing how to push your painting further is totally normal, part of learning how to draw/paint is figuring just that out.
As for your sketch it looks like you gave up half way through, what is behind the gates? Is it a town or a castle? or something entire different? Don't get demoralized because what you have drawn so far doesn't look good or you don't know what to do, figuring that out is part of the fun!
You drew the gates as a simple 2d object thoe, from the angle we are looking at them we should see the top of the walls, the sides of the towers, ect. Try to think about what is in your painting as a 3 dimensional object and how to show that it is, rather then a 2 dimensional stroke on the canvas. I suggest you look into perspective also, as it is really important for landscapes.
Don't give up man, just keep pushing!
As for your sketch it looks like you gave up half way through, what is behind the gates? Is it a town or a castle? or something entire different? Don't get demoralized because what you have drawn so far doesn't look good or you don't know what to do, figuring that out is part of the fun!
You drew the gates as a simple 2d object thoe, from the angle we are looking at them we should see the top of the walls, the sides of the towers, ect. Try to think about what is in your painting as a 3 dimensional object and how to show that it is, rather then a 2 dimensional stroke on the canvas. I suggest you look into perspective also, as it is really important for landscapes.
Don't give up man, just keep pushing!
