EASEL OF Caroline Vos
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paulferry79 on August 4, 2018 at 4:37 pmHi Caroline, this is a lovely piece. I really like the overall subtlety and pastel tones. Just a few thoughts that may or may not be of help but have a read and see if they work for you:
1 – I agree that the figure needs to be clearer – possibly scale him / her up. Could the character be crossing a bridge or some other environmental “prop” that helps draw the eye to this area?
2 – Just after the path passes the character maybe zigzag the path to the left then right off screen at the bottom somewhat to give a little more interest to the lower area of the work.
3 – I like the idea of the trees but wonder if instead of literal trees you could use silhouetted trees positioned at the left and right to create something of an abstract frame for the piece and help draw the viewers eye into the work. If that makes sense?
Hope these thoughts help!
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Caroline_Vos on August 6, 2018 at 9:16 amHi Paul, Thank you SOOOO much for your feedback! I am so stumped on this piece – reading your feedback has literally made my day. This gives me some ideas that at least I can play around with. I will update the image once I have given these a go. Thank you so much. x
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Caroline Vos
Freelance artist working traditionally in oils and digitally in photoshop.
I am open to critique
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I'd like some advice on this personal piece for my portfolio. It is currently unfinished. The areas I still want to resolve is the tiny character in the foreground that is facing the entrance towards the "pink light" between the girls arms. That character needs to be clearer. The story is about a spirit animal entering the woods of the world that is overseen by the girl and the swan. I am questioning whether I should add trees in the foreground to improve the composition. Any other notes or feedback welcome.
Love the compositions and concepts in your paintings! I think what could be holding back these pieces is the lack of consistent lighting and values. There are too many similar light sources that distract from the believability of the forms. Although that method of lighting is a great way to use as a compositional tool, it does feel a little unnatural when overused. Hope this helps, keep up the amazing work!
you are so Right Ubem! I did’t really realize until I looked at your drawover. Thanks so much for taking the time to do this. I’m busy adding some suggestions to the foreground and once I have done that I need to pay attention to the light, I think it should make a big difference. x