Ideas and ReferencesColored SketchIn ProgressFinalReflectionFor this project we had to choose a landscape image to paint. The painting had to have color and interesting elements. I wanted to chose an image that held a memory. I chose a large group of photos and narrowed it down to four photos. I ended up picking an image from a swamp in Charleston. I did a colored sketch of the image to layout were all of the different colors and elements would go. I then took a canvas and painted on a wash of red orange acrylic paint. After the acrylic layer was dry I sketched out the basic shapes. I then began coloring in the basic shapes of the colors in the painting. It was really hard not to overblend the oil paint. I kept adding layers to make spots that had gotten to muddy look better. All of the small details were added last. Oils are not my favorite medium. It is really frustrating when all the colors over blend and also I did not like how slow it took to dry. At the beginning of the project I was still getting used to the medium and was struggling with getting straight clean lines. While I am still not the best at oil painting I think my ability improved towards the end of the project and I eventually got the feel for using it. This painting had so many different colors and elements in it that it was difficult to get everything in. I overall am happy with the way the painting turned out and I definitely think I have grown in my ability to use oils.
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Pallet Knife Painting Practice with OilsThis painting was a practice painting using a pallet knife. This technique is easier to me than using a paint brush but, it does not give you realism. It is hard not to over-blend your colors and I did towards the middle of the apple. I loved how the painting did not need to be perfect with this technique. Oil Practice Painting (unfinished)This was a practice painting using oils. I had a hard time blending my colors and shading my piece. I found that it was my brush that was the issue. I was able to blend it out a little more and that made it look a little more realistic. I overall like using oils but they can get frustrating when you want to add layers. 100 Color ChallengeFor this challenge we had to create 100 colors by mixing the oils. This took a lot longer than I expected!
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