tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14672405.post2115123349123248530..comments2023-10-30T13:27:44.690-04:00Comments on Painting My World: A Tip for Painting a Very Busy LandscapeKarenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17239336384191511625noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14672405.post-47760672291750133672017-07-20T00:11:27.930-04:002017-07-20T00:11:27.930-04:00And yeah, Karen! What he said!!And yeah, Karen! What he said!!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18198272755570118284noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14672405.post-37657738204066991232017-07-19T22:21:49.940-04:002017-07-19T22:21:49.940-04:00That is just beautiful! I needed that reminder as ...That is just beautiful! I needed that reminder as I tend to paint the details all at once. Thank you!LannieKhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13502519013129701412noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14672405.post-70009450670503810392017-07-19T15:14:56.077-04:002017-07-19T15:14:56.077-04:00I love this technique! For one thing, I like all t...I love this technique! For one thing, I like all those exquisite details and don't like seeing all meadows in loose focus. For another, this method gives you interesting ripples of color and value in the darks between the brighter grass strands and leaves. There's real complexity in the photo and in life, in the darks between bright stems and leaves. There's so much of it that photorealism in a small piece can get incredible - as long as the design of the painting actually works.<br /><br />You've got an easier way to go about it though and introduce some randomness of your own in those big blocky strokes. It doesn't matter which hue shift or slight value difference comes into which gaps - it matters that the colors are harmonious and the values map out to strong design. Complex little details fade into a texture on that all important first glance, then become important as the eye roams through the painting discovering all those little pleasing moments in the meadow. That's how fine detail's supposed to work. Much better than either painting all loose or hyper-detailed from the top.robertsloan2arthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02598847116529877475noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14672405.post-64880058731238915712017-07-19T06:47:49.403-04:002017-07-19T06:47:49.403-04:00I love the angle of this painting! Beautiful!I love the angle of this painting! Beautiful!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18198272755570118284noreply@blogger.com