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I am kind of hesitant to state any critiques as this is not a painting forum, where people post to receive the good and bad of their works.
But i would say to get more depth in your work, i would suggest to have more of a separation of color/value from the closer areas on the picture plane to the areas farther back in the picture plane.
If you are looking for a more atmospheric feel to the work, which is how life scenes look in actual life. Created distance in the work, even if a photo reference is not showing that effect.
But i would say to get more depth in your work, i would suggest to have more of a separation of color/value from the closer areas on the picture plane to the areas farther back in the picture plane.
If you are looking for a more atmospheric feel to the work, which is how life scenes look in actual life. Created distance in the work, even if a photo reference is not showing that effect.
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That line of red trees is great. And I like how the sky in the background picks up some of the red as well.
The road through the mountains is also good. The yupo really gives a distinct look with the rocks. Because it sits on the paper the brush strokes are always a big part of these.
My wife was struck by the differences in the effect with yupo, and enjoyed the pieces, especially the textures.
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It would be good if we got more traffic and had more feedback. Perhaps if we want critique on a work we could include "critiques welcome". in the subject or the body.
But I don't think it is bad to offer critique with someone like Chris because he has been at this a long time and won't be discouraged by it.
As to distance I think in a couple there is also an issue with having too sharp of details far back on some of these paintings, especially on foliage, which brings them too close. This is especially apparent on the fifth painting.
On the red tree line however you have some detail in the mid-ground, and still have some background behind it so it works. And while normally reds drop out in the background with atmospheric effects, it still works in that one for me because it suggests mist going back with perhaps more trees back there somewhere.
But I agree on 1 and 4 putting in more blues and shifting the tones in the more distant areas would help.
Painting 5 seems to have different areas competing for the focus of interest as well.
I like the last two the best.
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I am kind of hesitant to state any critiques as this is not a painting forum, where people post to receive the good and bad of their works.
But i would say to get more depth in your work, i would suggest to have more of a separation of color/value from the closer areas on the picture plane to the areas farther back in the picture plane.
If you are looking for a more atmospheric feel to the work, which is how life scenes look in actual life. Created distance in the work, even if a photo reference is not showing that effect.
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Sorry for the late response! Great suggestions for creating atmosphere!. I know of landscape painters who add grey to every color mixture to reduce the saturation and promote that hazy aerial perspective. It's tricky with watercolor on yupo since the surface is so slippery and its easy to reactivate the watercolor if trying to overpaint. I just ordered Derwent Inktense Ink sticks which mix with water but are permanent when dry, so hopefully they will give me more options with the yupo. They are a little like watercolor pans and are activated by water but turn into permanent ink when dry. They can also be used like alcohol ink when activated with alcohol instead of water. Thanks again for the observations and advice.
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