i'm very very slowly getting back to painting. this one is from a photograph of @merrelyn called 'breaking waves' which she posted last year https://365project.org/merrelyn/365-2022/2022-10-14 along with two other beach shots. i just love seascapes and merrelyn has a lot of great beach and sea shots. i'm lucky that even if i can't go to a beautiful place like this, at least i have friends who are nice enough to let me paint what they have captured.
i don't know but i have a fascination with sceneries like this, and i love painting them although it is difficult to capture the texture and movement. this one looks a little bit flat here in photo but it doesn't look bad in person. but i would like to get your critique which you know i value tremendously.
Oh Vikki you've captured the moment perfectly, the movement of that wave, the glorious colours and the textures of the rocks. The soft greyish sky makes sure the star of the painting is the sea, and that wave. Now, I know nowt about art, but I do know what I like!! @summerfield
@summerfield This painting is so well done! The texture and shading on the rocks is so realistic, and I love the color of the water. Waves would be such a challenge for me, and you've executed them really well!
@summerfield Well done! I am most impressed with the light on the rocks in the lower left. You have given them so much detail and depth that they look real
@summerfield Wow, Vikki! What could be here to critique. This painting shows exactly how much you like this type of scenery and painting as well. Your attention to detail is stunning and makes the painting a pleasure to look at.
About the textures, as an idea, you might want to try using paint in thicker layers, leave it to dry just for a tiny while, and then use some uncommon tools (crumpled aluminium foil, the bristles of a toothbrush, a sponge or sticks) to create texture in the paint. And you can also add afterwards a superficial layer of darker and/or lighter shades (even black and white) so that only the tips of the texture is darkened/lightened, so as to indicate shadows and highlights. And what I have noticed with most paintings, adding layers of colours always creates depth and interest. Like in adding purple or blue in the shadows (even if the colours don't really seem to be there). These are just things I have noticed in other people's works. I tend to paint really flat: one colour and some shadow. Basically I don't do what I preach, because I don't have the patience to work so hard on a piece. That is why I like sketching, but even there, the more layers, the more details and depth. And the more chances to stop only after it is too late :D
slay me.
About the textures, as an idea, you might want to try using paint in thicker layers, leave it to dry just for a tiny while, and then use some uncommon tools (crumpled aluminium foil, the bristles of a toothbrush, a sponge or sticks) to create texture in the paint. And you can also add afterwards a superficial layer of darker and/or lighter shades (even black and white) so that only the tips of the texture is darkened/lightened, so as to indicate shadows and highlights. And what I have noticed with most paintings, adding layers of colours always creates depth and interest. Like in adding purple or blue in the shadows (even if the colours don't really seem to be there). These are just things I have noticed in other people's works. I tend to paint really flat: one colour and some shadow. Basically I don't do what I preach, because I don't have the patience to work so hard on a piece. That is why I like sketching, but even there, the more layers, the more details and depth. And the more chances to stop only after it is too late :D