"The mark of your ignorance is the depth of your belief in injustice and tragedy. What the caterpillar calls the end of the world, the Master calls the butterfly." ~ Richard Bach
I really love the blues! The greens are nice too, but the combination of colors for the blues just really makes it gorgeous... it's like the sky and the water are living. Very beautiful! The main thing I would say is that there doesn't really seem to be any focal point of the hills... they're really pretty! But still.
Also, I would like to see more flecks of color in the hills. If they're green like that, it's likely springtime, no? And flowers are pretty.
Ubi caritas est vera, Deus ibi est.
"The mark of your ignorance is the depth of your belief in injustice and tragedy. What the caterpillar calls the end of the world, the Master calls the butterfly." ~ Richard Bach
I think it is awesome, but definitely needs to be finished. If your ever in the mood I would be very happy if you finished the entire page. One thing to notice is the fine white line between the hills and sky. You might want to fill that in so that it looks nicer.
~Day
"If the king doesn't lead, how can he expect his subordinates to follow?"
Waterlilygirl...I'm KD, and I'll be reviewing your art today!
The color mixtures are very pretty. You did an especially nice job with coloring the hills, and I also loved the white outline around them! I only wish that you could have added more depth to the water (it seems pretty much flat), and added more contrast between the color(s?) of the sky and water. Hope I helped, cya round-
Hey there. It's a pretty nice painting, but it could still use some work. The roughness does have its charm, but you can still fix a few elements without taking away from that feel: the hills are fine, if a bit lacking in depth, but the sky and the water both need some more attention.
First, the sky: the darker strokes are a bit too obvious, and can't be dismissed as clouds or anything, really. The sky can change shades, yeah, depending on how you're looking at it, but it never gets that dark in the middle of the blue. I'd suggest either retouching it up a bit so it looks more like clouds, or darkening the whole area instead of just the center.
Now the water is off to a good start: I do like that you've varied the colors and all, when some people just figure 'oh hey, water's blue' and just keep to one shade. That said, I find the strokes here too broad: water shifts and moves, catches the light and sends it back. Try playing with small brushes, small lines or even dots, to give an impression of waves or movement: water's never really still, not even on calm days.
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A quick note on water-coloring: See how the paper is getting very grainy? That tends to happen when you use paints with a lot of water in them on thin paper.
Ways to avoid this: either avoid going over it too many times or only start another layer when the original is completely dry.
In this case the flecks actually look kinda cool, but in general try to avoid that.
I also like the colors--the mood is quite nice.
Perhaps a bit more detail would be nice? I like how abstract it is now, but it would be cool if you could add something else to make it unique.
