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Painting no 6!
Here’s where I’m up to so far. Took this photo when I was out walking the dogs. The sheer number of ponies was overwhelming to paint so I’ve significantly simplified the scene! About to do Sam’s tree painting course because the little flick is currently the only tool in my arsenal. I tried adding hay on an earlier painting and it’s really tricky to make it convincing! What would you do with this next? Any feedback welcome!
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Hey Jo. I’m still a beginner so not the most qualified to give advice but here goes. I think it’s a great start. I like the way you simplified the scene. I also think you did a really great job on the tree and light effect on the leaves with the light coming from the left. Try to be consistent about which direction the light is coming from. On the pony the light from the left would therefore cast a shadow to the right side of the pony. You could also add a warmer color and lighter value on the pony itself to show light coming from the left. Another thing to consider is the composition. Maybe a type of steelyard composition would work by putting a smaller tree in the distance up towards the left to add some depth and because that space feels a bit empty. In terms of atmospheric perspective, I would cool down those distant mountains with some blue and make the horizon a lighter value. Lastly, I would work on that area to the right of the tree from the top 2/3 of the trunk to just under the canopy. It is slightly warmer and lighter value to the rest of your foreground so I would change it to match the rest of your foreground so that it reads right.
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Seascape.
Only my second painting so I’m an absolute beginner and will still be for a long time. Would therefore appreciate any feedback. I struggled with many things including mixing accurate colours and values to match the reference. Also struggled to keep the colour puddles contained to small areas on the glass palette as it was difficult to scrape the oil paint up from the surface of the glass with a palette knife and the paint kept spreading across a wider area as I tried to mix colours. So I was frustrated about several aspects but overall it was still a positive experience as at least I was painting!
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@Patrick Reid Thank you for the compliment!
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@Ken Boyko thank you for your kind words Ken!
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Amazingly realistic!
Dec '25 •
First skull drawing.
Used vine charcoal and charcoal pencils. It was more challenging than I expected but was still a fun exercise and such a great way to relax.
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@Dian White thanks for the great compliment and feedback!
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@Ken Boyko Thank you Ken. I’m an absolute beginner. I’ve only done one oil painting and this one charcoal sketch. That’s it. The oil painting didn’t turn out too great and because I was procrastinating so long to do another painting my wife eventually convinced to at least give charcoal sketching a try and hence the sketch above. Ultimately though, I just need to relax, spend more time being creative and accept that a lot of the initial work is not going to be as great as I want because I still have a lot to learn and that’s ok. Unfortunately I’m too much of a perfectionist and too afraid of failure which prevents me from getting started in the first place and hence I have a sum total of two pieces of art. Sorry about the long winded explanation.
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