EASEL OF Jason Lockwood
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carlydraws on August 2, 2018 at 10:32 amHi Jason, i like the composition here but the overall image is very dark. Perhaps lighten the whole thing up, or add some extra light around the beams?
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dante1811 on September 3, 2018 at 11:06 amThanks, I’m going to try a couple of variations on this and will try to bring some more light into the scene.
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JonDeLoca on July 27, 2018 at 6:44 pm
This is my favorite image of the three you posted. Really dig the grit and real world stuff that is happening in this composition.
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My only note would be you could have added a bit more atmospheric perspective the background telephone poles and cars.
Maybe even some dust being kicked up from the vehicles to push that effect.-
dante1811 on July 27, 2018 at 7:16 pm
Hi Jon,
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Thanks for the kind words and the observation. As I look at it, I agree. The middle plane of the image is as sharp as the foreground and now that you mention it, it seems a little distracting. I’m going to try to push that back a bit and see how it looks… 🙂
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Trying to find my way and looking to better my art game. please critique away, I CANNOT be offended... ;D
Hi Jason,
I believe that your next step in moving on from grisaille to full color is through color temperature. Select warm and cool variants of the same color (warm grey and cool gray?) and see how much that adds. An interesting approach is to use raw umber for your initial lay in of the shadow areas, and develop those values. This is the imprimatura. After that has dried, use flake white or brilliant yellow extra pale for the lit areas. This is the velatura. Where they overlap, there will appear a wonderful blue, cooler than either the white or umber, which will be warm by comparison. The cool transition between warmer lights and shadows will give you some real roundness.
I’ll give it a try, thanks! 🙂
One of the best ways to learn good color sense is through doing accurate master studies. Doing a several Bouguereau, Sargent, and whoever else’s colors you admire will train the eye and intuition for skin tones.