04-02-2012, 05:53 PM
(04-02-2012, 04:05 PM)Tooth Wrote: Wow I think you have amazing brush strokes on the first painting, I love it. Maybe go for BIGGER brush strokes in the background - mix it up a little - small brushstrokes all over, while they look good in your case - I still think some large/small variety would be a good thing.
First post in and already getting some great feedback. :) Cheers Tooth, that sounds like a great idea.
(04-02-2012, 04:05 PM)Tooth Wrote: It's best to study paintings for this kind of thing, rather than photos, then go back to photos with your new found knowledge. Some good people to look at would be Sargent, Zorn or maybe any of the modern guys, Donato, Dan Dos Santos n such.
I agree with you there, I was going off a ref photo and worked to the photo more than look at what the entire pic needed. Thanks, I will definitely be doing more artist studies than only relying on photo studies...also dying to crack into some plein air too ;) Thanks for your comment!