tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-276062082073138496.post5078243950032918492..comments2023-11-08T09:15:51.740+00:00Comments on Paint Bytes: The Big PictureAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14423986562925121890noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-276062082073138496.post-33513445734518817192011-08-20T19:38:50.373+01:002011-08-20T19:38:50.373+01:00Hi Lucia, and thank you. I liked the light too, wh...Hi Lucia, and thank you. I liked the light too, which I guess is why I took the photograph for a future painting. It took a lot of white oil paint - much easier in watercolour as you know ;) - and my arm started to ache but it was worth it.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14423986562925121890noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-276062082073138496.post-75121001040391481752011-08-20T18:06:18.698+01:002011-08-20T18:06:18.698+01:00This is really a good work, Michael! I especially ...This is really a good work, Michael! I especially like the beautiful effect of light reflected by the water, something that must have been really difficult to paint!Lucia B.https://www.blogger.com/profile/05804379114560924905noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-276062082073138496.post-54439576253667738402011-08-13T09:28:18.475+01:002011-08-13T09:28:18.475+01:00Renske - thank you! This is a really shallow prote...Renske - thank you! This is a really shallow protected bay, one of the biggest natural harbours in the UK/world, so yes it is quite calm :)<br /><br />Keith - thank you, especially for the advice! I've posted the tweaked version today :)<br /><br />Pat - thank you! I'll work on getting a photo of the cycling artist for a possible future painting lol :)Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14423986562925121890noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-276062082073138496.post-47234930930255621732011-08-13T07:18:49.756+01:002011-08-13T07:18:49.756+01:00Can't make any suggestions that haven't al...Can't make any suggestions that haven't already been made.. but I want to know why your other half didn't get a photo of you pedalling up the road with half a door under your arm! Now that would make a painting too :)<br /><br />This painting is lovely - and once tweaked will be outstanding!Pathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01344072012837774958noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-276062082073138496.post-14744138650908788432011-08-12T22:07:35.005+01:002011-08-12T22:07:35.005+01:00Well done Michael. I agree with Roger: the only re...Well done Michael. I agree with Roger: the only real problem is the figure in the middle.<br /><br />If I was being really picky, I would say that the water looks a bit oily. Maybe you could put in a few flecks of white for broken reflections. Don't overdo it though.Keith Tilleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04114006831583939493noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-276062082073138496.post-27332131322174583702011-08-12T21:38:24.999+01:002011-08-12T21:38:24.999+01:00Really nicely painted Michael. The sea and the peo...Really nicely painted Michael. The sea and the people are well done. Although the sea is calm, there is a lot of action.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-276062082073138496.post-28652499406877533902011-08-12T13:43:05.115+01:002011-08-12T13:43:05.115+01:00Thank you so much Roger for taking the time to exp...Thank you so much Roger for taking the time to explain this all so fully. I really do appreciate your help. I'll hopefully get time to give it a go over the weekend and then I'll put the tweaked version up as a new additional post.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14423986562925121890noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-276062082073138496.post-988002644409389872011-08-12T13:36:40.449+01:002011-08-12T13:36:40.449+01:00Michael...Don't change grandad. Let him contin...Michael...Don't change grandad. Let him continue to stand where he is in deeper water. Lengthen the legs of the child on the right a very small amount to give the appearance of standing in shallower water up to mid calf. The two children should then appear to be positioned side by side, an equal distance from the shoreline. If the centre child, as drawn, were to stand up straight,she would be slightly shorter in height than grandad, which is wrong. I think you need to give the appearance of a shorter torso by lengthening the thighs and raising the shorts waistline level with the waist of the second child.<br />This will shorten the torso. Then if you shorten the arm just a small amount so that the finger tips are clear of the water the proportions overall should be much better.Roger Seddonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09068263545031683561noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-276062082073138496.post-23117280212958220782011-08-12T12:51:54.352+01:002011-08-12T12:51:54.352+01:00Hi Roger and thanks for planting the seed! I reall...Hi Roger and thanks for planting the seed! I really appreciate your kind comments and suggestions for tweaks. Softening the hills/sky division will be easy but I'll have to go back to the original reference photo to get the proportions of the girls correct. I think the girl on the right is a bit taller than I've indicated too and Grandad seems to be standing in deeper water lol. None of these people are related to me by the way - just a nice family group having fun!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14423986562925121890noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-276062082073138496.post-78600548275113181792011-08-12T12:41:43.542+01:002011-08-12T12:41:43.542+01:00Michael, I am proud of you. You took up the challe...Michael, I am proud of you. You took up the challenge I casually threw out when I saw your first posting of the holiday sketch and you have demonstrated that you are a true star.This works really well and you deserve to be proud of this work. If you wanted to tweak it a little try softening a tadge the sharp line between the sky and distant hills. Your daughter on the far right is beautifully drawn and painted but the child next to grandad is too long in the body and short in the thigh. As she is at the centre of the viewer's attention you may wish to revisit. Minor correction will sort this out. Well done my friend.Roger Seddonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09068263545031683561noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-276062082073138496.post-88269696572363054642011-08-12T11:53:56.168+01:002011-08-12T11:53:56.168+01:00Hi Judy. From one cyclist/non driver to another, t...Hi Judy. From one cyclist/non driver to another, thank you very much! I have managed to carry larger purchases before but the next size canvas up from this one was a definite no-no :O)Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14423986562925121890noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-276062082073138496.post-8468469446251121722011-08-12T11:43:17.301+01:002011-08-12T11:43:17.301+01:00Wow! It's beautiful! The figures are very well...Wow! It's beautiful! The figures are very well done and I love the reflections and the colours of the water! <br />I laughed at the image of you cycling with half a door.... I don't own a car so I have transported many things on my bike, so I know how it feels. :-)Judyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14715473069364081174noreply@blogger.com