[Warhead82]

This is a piece i did, from the memories, of a place called Alloute lake, and a little, bit of photo ref.

And i am prod, and fond of this piece.

Done in Painter 8.
Digital Acrylic, about 2 - 3 brushes.
About 2 - 3 hours

I did an update on this, from some tips from people.

So, here is the older version and the edit underneath.



Edit Below:


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When you look at a blank canvas or drawing paper, it stares you in the eyes and thinks it can beat you.~ Justin Beckett

[Warhead82]

Wow, nobody comments anymore???
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When you look at a blank canvas or drawing paper, it stares you in the eyes and thinks it can beat you.~ Justin Beckett

[aphelionart]

well, what're you looking for? artwork seems to fall into three categories: either it's got some major errors the original artist just didn't notice/hasn't learned, it's unique/good enough to earn special praise, or it's inbetween, like a lot of my work (i think)... it's nothing great, but it's good in itself, and you can tell the artist probably has a good handle on what they're doing and the only real comment might be "keep doin what ur doing" (more practice)... so if you don't receive comments, it's not necessarily a bad thing!

i guess if i were to crit anything, it'd be that the water doesn't run behind the tree well enough for me... the strokes don't seem to continue behind it... for instance, i'd probably paint into the edges of the tree and bring them back later. also the foreground shape is a little undefined for being foreground; its form is a little hard to read... maybe if u post the reference photo, i/other people could give more/better comments?

-matt

[Warhead82]

Yeah lots of people have been saying the forground, is to similar as the back of the painting. So i will have to fix that.

And that is kind of cool, yeah i guess it might not be bad, getting no comments. :d

sept if it was good and people thought so i would like if people said so. So i know if i am doing good, istead of just no one commenting cause it is good.

Thanks for comment and crits.
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When you look at a blank canvas or drawing paper, it stares you in the eyes and thinks it can beat you.~ Justin Beckett

[aphelionart]

yea.. people are fickle, they save their posts for the stuff that stands out. whatcha gonna do? draw something awe-inspiring! hehe i also think the more you post here (your own work + crits for others), the more people will notice your work and the more crits you get, cuz regulars are more worth the time..

anyways, be more confident in yourself. you dont need anyone else to tell you if you're good!

keep paintin'...

-matt

[Warhead82]

Cool man. That is an awsome tip, just be myself, and paint what i want.

But the stuff i want, to know is the proper lighting, composition, colour work etc. Lol

I donno.
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When you look at a blank canvas or drawing paper, it stares you in the eyes and thinks it can beat you.~ Justin Beckett

[aphelionart]

ah well if you want serious critique, it's best to have specific questions about your work included in the post (and the reference if there was one!), you'd probably be even more likely to get a response!

that's a lot better than just "here... what do u think?" especially 'cuz peoples' tastes can vary so much.. y'know, i might see something strange in a picture but it could just be the artist's ...style.

as for colorm lighting, and all that... the basics are all over the internet, and more complex situations are hard to explain without knowing what you were originally looking at! for instance, the red rocks kind of confuse me 'cuz usually you see green moss on creek rocks? also the water doesn't look too transparent to me, but i could see it also just being very foamy...

-matt

[watmough]

the way everything is kind of evenly handled over the whole piece causes it to flatten out.i feel if this is the way you want it to look,design becomes a much more important factor.nice kind of gray day lighting,though.

[Warhead82]

aphelionart: You seem right, and also for the water being transparent, yes it is really foamy, and rushing.

watmough:

yeah i really have to bring out that foreground.
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When you look at a blank canvas or drawing paper, it stares you in the eyes and thinks it can beat you.~ Justin Beckett