This is one of those moments where I swear I thought I was a better painter than this. But recent efforts really make me second guess. I've noticed I'm decently strong at observational sketching, but creating out of my own mind is WEAK on my part. I thought that observational sketching would translate over to painting, but I was wrong.
Still trying to figure out brushes.. also still trying to establish a workflow. In my previous life I used to sketch every little thing out first and then paint. With speed painting and watching the pros (that's you Goro), and even watching the strongest of my own artists at work.. I've noticed they tend to just do a lot of color blocking and then further rendering and refinements in the shadows and highlights. This is what I've been doing lately and it's soooo different than pencil sketching and then painting.
Anyway.. here goes Day 2. And I'm disappointed.. hopefully this daily speed painting thing will show some positive growth in the coming months...
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| REF IMAGE (Thank you Goro) |
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| Attempt at painting |
Until tomorrow! Obviously a lot of my color choices need work..
- La Sirena Roja
Don't get caught up with details The texture of the wall in the back is not important. Focus more on what the light is doing to the local colors of each element.
ReplyDeleteLooking at the lighting situation I can tell that it's a sunny day with blue sky. The blue fill light of the sky will show in the shadows. That's why the car is this saturated blue. The shadow on the street is also cool while the sunlit side becomes very warm.
Your attempt looks like you tried to get the colors right without thinking about what the light is actually doing. Always take a few minutes to analyze the picture before starting to paint.