Easy Changes To Establish A Center Of Interest In Your Landscape Painting
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- Опубліковано 21 сер 2024
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I learn so much from listening to how you analize the photo and the changes you make to get the best focal point. Grazie from Italy
Thank you Loretta!
I'm guilty of painting what's there instead of creating a better scene. This was really helpful. Thank you 😊
You're so welcome!
Brilliant.Thanks Phil
You're welcome Rudy
Thanks for sharing your thoughts and your process!
You are so welcome!
Thank you, this has been a valuable lesson.
Glad it was helpful!
Thanks for the vids Phil, they have helped solve a plein air piece I've been struggling to finish - because of a lack of center of interest. Love the changes you made in these.
You're welcome Tim
Good one Phil, as always. Beginners often think they have to "document" the scene, geologically, geographically, meteorologically, and botanically, in front of them, be it outdoors or in a photo. I certainly did that when I started painting plein air in the 90's. Especially for a small painting, which all plein airs should be. Just have one idea, one focal point, one goal for the painting. That's plenty, if you can pull that off well. Save the "multiple ideas" for the side of brick building!! LOL.
As I was in my plein air club, here in Tucson, for years, when I finally started to "get it", I'd ask friends and colleagues painting with me, "where is the focal point?" Then they'd look at me like I had "just dropped out of a tree". LOL. "Focal point?", they'd say, "Well, it's those 35 Saguaro cacti out there in front of us"! And some had ten arms to them, all dutifully painted in on a 9x12 panel, or more often a cheapie canvas board. ....And not that well, I might add!! LOL ;D
Thank you so much for sharing some ideas about how to work from
photos. My major takeaways are that your lightest light, darkest dark and maybe sharpest lines need to be your focal point. That focal point needs to be in the right place or quadrant. I also really tuned in on how you treated the background and foreground. Very informational and I appreciate it.😊
Thank you! Glad it was helpful