4/2/20- So after the group critique over zoom haha I increased the saturation and opacity of the letters and blended out the woman in the bottom left corner so she isn't as distracting. I also tried to erase the pencil marks around the letters but I think due to the water and paint mixture that went on top of it, it wouldn't come off so there is a slight outline around all of the letters. Overall I am pretty pleased with my finished piece; it was one of the larger and more complex paintings I have done and as a starting point, I am not mad at it. I think more could have been done to make the couple pop out a bit more and I could have added a bit more definition because it is all reading a bit flat and 2D. However, I like the direction where this is headed.
3/31/20- Sorry it's been a sec since I last worked on my painting. I finished the Bible quote and tried to do the glazing method but just with watered down acrylic paint which didn't go...great. It was a bit hard to control the paint because what I was doing was essentially watercoloring with acrylic paint on top of acrylic paint. I also didn't make the letters large enough so that isn't helping the legibility. 3/23/20- So I mixed a light shade for the sky and filled that in as well as do a few little touch ups here and there. I also painted the edges in the general forms/shades on the canvas. Overall I am content with what I have created however, I still have a long way to go. I still need to sketch and paint in the Bible verse which might take a sec if I plan on color matching to the image. The issue is- I forgot to bring home the glazing medium and seeing as how we are never returning to school, that's a bit of an issue. 3/20/19- I filled in most of the background and I really like the shapes of the people to the right because they give a sense of depth and form without taking away from the main focal point. I don't love the left side as much because the woman looks a bit... interesting- I might just add more to the bangs. 3/19/20- I think I need to push the values more with the faces/people because right now, they are reading a little flat, especially when compared to the flag. I am overall not mad with how everything has turned out, I just think it could be elevated a bit. I've realized that I forgot to bring home glaze/translucent medium from art for an indirect painting method and because we are on "coronacation", I don't know if I will be able to do the letters. I might switch to my home project and hope that I we will be back in school before I need to return to the glazing. 3/18/20- So far I like where I am I didn't sketch as much as I normally do, just laid out general forms and I think that worked to my advantage because I felt less worried about making everything perfect (which was good because some of the forms were NOT in the right places/proportions).
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Ada Rigsby
3/30/2020 11:52:29 am
I really like this piece! I think that you did a great job capturing the image and the composition is great. I think it may be beneficial to add a bit more contrast just to make some of the forms a little clearer. One thing I thought about when I saw it was how it might look if just the rainbows on their cheeks were painted. I'm not sure if that would really fit with your content, but just an idea. Great job!
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Rylan Karjane
3/30/2020 12:21:50 pm
The picture that you chose is very stunning, and I am excited to see it finished with the bible verses because it sounds like a very cool idea. I really like your painting, but I feel like it lacks some contrast and some of your beautiful painting abilities kinda get lost. Maybe make the background darker and add more highlights to the people kissing, so they pop more.
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