Community Sketchbook--post your sketches

[tall73]

It's lovely!! I didn't know that paintings started with smaller paintings I can't wait to see the final project.

They are often done with mediums that work faster. So the gouache drys much faster than oil, but has different characteristics otherwise. It is easier usually to get harder edges in gouache than oils. Oils wind up with very smooth and soft blending, where gouache may wind up with a more tiling look. So this looks rougher than his finished paintings. But still conveys the general idea of where it is going.

 

[tall73]

Ok here is the very first composition sketch for my commission. This is done to scale 12"x 6" for a 48"x24" painting.

This is in watercolor and gouache the commissioned painting will be in oil on hardboard. I am not worried about the color now. As this is just to show the buyer this composition, to see if it is a go or not.

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Looks like a good start. Thanks for showing the comp work to help us understand how you go about that.

 

[Jimmy D]

Ok here is the very first composition sketch for my commission. This is done to scale 12"x 6" for a 48"x24" painting.

This is in watercolor and gouache the commissioned painting will be in oil on hardboard. I am not worried about the color now. As this is just to show the buyer this composition, to see if it is a go or not.

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Looking good, the composition works for me.

 

[d taylor]

Looking good, the composition works for me.

Thanks , they need a thank you symbol here at CF

 

[tall73]

A couple of digital pieces.

 

[tall73]

My daughter drew this in oil pastels, and I adjusted levels in digital.

 

[NerdGirl]

Wow, these last few are SO beautiful! I feel quite inferior

 

[tall73]

Wow, these last few are SO beautiful! I feel quite inferior

Thank you. I was surprised they came out as well as they did! I was watching a lot of oil painting lately and have tried to follow some of what they do.

There is no reason to feel inferior. I wasn't sure if you were serious about that, or it was just a way to compliment!

However, that is something I think all artists deal with, wondering if they are improving, thinking that their work is not good. I was listening to the guy from the Youtube channel, KevinOilPaints or Paint with Kevin, or something along those lines. He talked about how he had managed to be positive and satisfied with the art he did over the years, and that is what kept him motivated. That is quite different than my usual mindset. There are times I am satisfied, but often there is something about each painting I wish I could correct. He mentioned even being happy about one aspect of a painting, doing it well, and that next time you can add another. It was a helpful thought.

We see so many professional and talented artists out there it is always a temptation to compare ourselves, and realize we are quite a ways off. And that is part of learning as well, but it has to be constructive. We have to see what we can do better, and then set out to do it, not just get so discouraged we give up.

I see a lot of improvements in my work over time. But I also recently contemplated giving up painting altogether after looking at how far I had to go in my estimation. But it is good to be satisfied sometimes too!

 

[tall73]

Today's effort:

 

[NerdGirl]

Gahhhh, that's amazing! Soft, muted colors, but you manage to imply the face and features so beautifully! I would hang your art on my wall.

 

[tall73]

Gahhhh, that's amazing! Soft, muted colors, but you manage to imply the face and features so beautifully! I would hang your art on my wall.

Thank you. Here is the process video on putting it together.

Colors Live - Almost to Shore by tall73

I don't think my paintings are likely destined for many walls! It is too small to print for wall use at anything larger than 4x6. Although I could export at a larger size I suppose. The nice thing about the program on the Nintendo3ds I paint on is that it is actually creating vector lines. So you can export it at larger sizes, if you have a device with enough RAM, etc. Although, because it is painted on a tiny screen at some point it doesn't scale too well.

 

[NerdGirl]

Thank you. Here is the process video on putting it together.

Colors Live - Almost to Shore by tall73

I don't think my paintings are likely destined for many walls! It is too small to print for wall use at anything larger than 4x6. Although I could export at a larger size I suppose. The nice thing about the program on the Nintendo3ds I paint on is that it is actually creating vector lines. So you can export it at larger sizes, if you have a device with enough RAM, etc. Although, because it is painted on a tiny screen at some point it doesn't scale too well.

How long was the whole process for this piece?
Well, if it came in a larger size, I would hang it on my wall!

 

[tall73]

How long was the whole process for this piece?
Well, if it came in a larger size, I would hang it on my wall!

Two hours and 37 minutes. This one was longer than the last two.

The heron picture took 2 hours and 7 minutes.

The other landscape took an hour and 13 minutes.

The program counts active painting time. There were times I set it aside for a bit as well to try to overcome that problem of being too caught up in the process without stepping back to see it correctly.

I still should have used the flip-horizontal trick in there, as that can also help you to see it differently. But I forgot to.

 

[tall73]

You can print it if you want. This is a larger exported version. I had to re-do the post processing, so I think this has slightly more contrast.

I imagine you could get an 8x10 out of this if you want to print it on your home printer.

 

[tall73]

This one became a little overwhelming by the end.

 

[tall73]

A watercolor painting from my daughter:

 

[tall73]

Scratchboard art from her sister.

 

[d taylor]

Here is my start from the work i have a commission for. I posted a small watercolor sketch awhile back

This is 24x48 oil on hardboard

 

[d taylor]

Instead of posting the new work on my painting, in a new post. I am just going to add to my first post of the painting, so they will be together and the process can be seen together.

 

[Chris V++]

Here is my start from the work i have a commission for. I posted a small watercolor sketch awhile back

This is 24x48 oil on hardboard

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Awesome landscape. Great color and atmosphere and I love the panoramic format.