Post yours, acrylic oil watercolor whatever just as long as it's paint on canvas.
r8, critique, circlejerk.
Underpainting of what I'm painting right now. 1,2m x 70cm, oil on cardboard
>>2253336
You look like you know what you're doing. Can you recommend any books on oils/oil process? I've spent all my time building fundamentals in charcoal up to this point.
>>2253363
>>2253363
I've never read any book on painting, so I don't know what to recommend in that regard. I used to watch a lot of painting processes in youtube and I think that's where I got most of my knowledge. But trust me here: there is no real formula to approach painting. In some compositions, you will find it more convenient to make a monochromatic underpainting, in others, you would rather start applying each color directly. It all depends. Every idea you have should have a different plan of attack. There is both a bit of practice and a bit of "instinct" to that. Anyway, there is one specific thing that hugely improved my paintings: understanding color bias, what is very simple, but I took long to find material about this. I guess this website, although it looks pretty ugly, has a short explanation on the matter: https://sites.google.com/site/scienceofcolour/color-bias-of-artist-pigments
6x5 oil on canvas work in progress
>>2253747
why do you bother with oils and super borign themes when you can not even draw?
>>2253747
what's with the duck?
also do you have a ref or is it just from imagination?
>>2253747
Love the colors overall, gives a nice atmosphere. Something seems awfully wrong with her right shoulder and her neck though. The shadows are not matching the rest of the body.
But looks really good overall.
6x5 oil on canvas work in progress
>>2253752
I can't draw. You're right so I paint.
>>2254039
it's a cormorant not a duck, I saw one the other day so I decided to use it in replace of the black cat in Manet's Olympia that's what the painting is based off. the model is my friend I just take photos
>>2254044
thanks yeah it's still in the early stages
I'll post more as it progresses
>>2253336
Early blocking-in.
>>2254232
Looks amazing. You know what you are doing, love your style very much. Hope to see more progress.
>>2253336
>>2254232
is she poopin' or what are we sayin' about this?
I do like the style though, but i feel like there's a disconnect with the actual subject. maybe once there's some more color it'll make more sense but it looks very dark and stark in contrast, and the face screams "pls help"...
but it looks like she's just on the can
am I stupid or something?
First time using gouache and probably 5th time painting traditionally, I should have been applying a wash beforehand, but was lacking some foresite on tools while working outside
>>2253733
some saggy tits
>>2254058
post the pic
>>2254338
Reminds me of noah bradley's acrylic paintings.
Some shit might as well
>>2254555
Another for good measure
It's my first oil painting, reference was a photograph that would be embarrassing to compare to. It's not finished, but I lost interest after a while. Maybe I pick it up again in a few days, but I doubt it. It's painted on the backside of a cupboard I think, it's like 110x80 cm iirc. Next painting will be a lot smaller.
Is it possible for a painting guide to be made such as a wiki containing tips as well as recommended books/artists?
>>2254559
I like it alot, anon. you got something.
>>2254614
Thumbnail looks good, but the neck is kinda cone shaped and angled a bit wrong and the head is too big.
>>2254559
I disagree with the other comments. You definitely do not need to calm your mess. The first one is not good, cause it looks like a drawing, the second one is great cause it has that thing where it looks like a real person *behind* an obscure lens or something. that is what I like. It's really crude but it has that realness. If you made it less crude I personally wouldn't give a shit about the picture, unless you're exceptionally good. That doesn't mean you shouldn't do anything else, but what you have done is cool and something you should do more.
>>2254555
Is that Putin? Still pretty cool if not
>>2254559
this one is much stronger then the first tbh
>>2254338
Finish it next time it looks pretty good so far.
First time doing portraiture in oil paint. Criticism would be greatly appreciated.
>>2255172
Anatomy wise it feels like the top of the head falls a little bit too short like the overall shape was cut off toward the back of the skull.
Painting wise, really good job on the skin! It doesn't look over-saturated or pallid which are common problems when painting skin. Some of the shading looks a little muddy (under the arm) but it doesn't stand out too much.
The background colors fit well but I feel like overall the painting is very muted. Was that what you had intended?
>>2255172
doesn't pop against the background, but maybe that's intended?
her shoulders seem off, the right one is like... angular and the left one is virtually nonexistent. the arms seem incredibly thin compared with the rest of her, which combined with the smallerish body makes her head appear gigantic.
>>2255172
I'm not sure whether this is some sort of stylistic variant or something, but it much rather looks like a case of sloppy predrawing. Very often the perspective is off. Look for example at the angle between the connection of the eyes and the nose. It appears that the side of the head that's further away is tilted to the front. Another thing is her right strap. Again I don't know whether this is intended, but it seems that shouldn't be as visible on the backside. Another thing that I find somewhat irritating are the collar bones. That's not really how collar bones look, anatomically. Also her facial expression looks awkward, but again, depends on your intention.
The overall color choice is nice and subtle. Gives overall a nice, harmonic, warm feeling. It's hard to tell from the low image quality, but your overall stroke seems very consistent and fluent. If the weird perspective and anatomy is not intended, then I suggest you work on your observation skills. Try to look for things that seem off. Rule is: When it looks wrong, it is most likely wrong.
>>2254614
reminds me a bit of Euan Uglow, with the different color fields. Your anatomy could use some tightening up but I like the way you paint.
>>2254338
very nice.
it's my first gouache painting too, but I have no idea how to keep my edges. everything is just one big blur.
>tfw it's cold as fuck and you paint outside
>>2254232
Really nice keep Posting your progress please
Did this early this year with oil paiting.
>>2255868
Thanks! I stopped in this stage thay day.
First oil painting
>>2255890
are you working from observation or photographs? I find that it's most helpful for me to initially work from an observed drawing, then for colors, working from a photo, as often times I'm not able to sit someone still for the 12 hours it takes for me to paint.
>>2255891
id punch you in the face for your choice of the subject
first time using acrylics, i know the proportions are wonky
Mounting this in a TV or some shit.
>>2256015
but why do that when you could watch TV instead of looking at a crappy painting?
>>2255996
>i know the proportions are wonky
>implying you know how to fix it
admitting it is the first step, anon
Worked with acrylics for the first time in forever.
Stay away from liquitex basics.
>>2256245
looks fine to me
>>2255896
haha, yeah. comically boring.
>>2255891
the red banana looks flatter / deflated
>>2256333
the green banana is good?
>>2254474
about 60% complete
6'x5' oil on canvas
>>2255996
Did some small corrections in case that's your first time and you've seen to had some problems with proportions and stuff.
The mouth should be aligned close to the middle of the eyes. The nose shouldn't be pointing down like this and the eyes are quite too big.
Talking about the paiting, you should always leak through the different objects and then paiting over it, in order to avoid that white spots you had there. Usually, i use colored pencils to mark my drawing so acrylics and water won't really get over it. You had a good choice of colors, but don't try to darker on lighten the color with black/white, use browns and earthly tones with your colors to make it darker and use a more saturated with your base color to lighten.
>>2254232
Veary cool
I just started this last night.
>>2256562
Acrylic on cardboard by the way.
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>>2254232
How is this "blocking-in" process done? Is that paint or something else?
>>2255895
I'm working from a photograph right now. Depending on the idea I work also from imagination together with photographs or only imagination. I dislike to paint from observation when it comes to human figures, it always make me feel awkward for having so much of the time of that person, uncomfortable and worried if the model is too bored or whatever else. It draws my attention way too much from the work.
>>2256576
Depends. It is basically depositing the general areas of flat color, instead of working each area until the end separately. The advantages is that you have the idea of color and feel of your work and you can see the "whole picture" instead of getting lost into separate areas that in the end may not be nicely tied together. If you are painting wet-on-wet (alla prima, when you plan to finish in one sitting) that process is usually made with normal thickness paint, and after you are done with blocking your work with the blocks of flat color you deposited, you start softening the edges and working into the additional details. If you are working with layers, you make a thinner layer of paint to work with fatter layers after. To do the opposite can cause your painting to start cracking. I personally block-in using a lot of paint thinner as a medium, extremely thin layer, and then proceed to use turpentine + linseed oil. But you can makethe blocking in a bit fatter than I do. Here is some video of some alla prima process, he is blocking the colors, check the process at least until 1:30min, that's blocking-in.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tskblblgElU
>>2256562
i think your proportions are already off. look at how long and thick you've made the arm compared with the head and torso. i like the style though, looking forward to seeing the finished product!
>>2256245
B-but I like liquitex!
What other acrylic paint would you recommend, Anon?
>>2256642
Liquitex is fine an dandy, I personally love their heavy body acrylics myself (They're just more expensive seeing as how they are professional grade), but the problem with the basics is that they are really inconsistent in texture and pigmentation. I used a pretty small palette to paint the cherry and I used some of liquitex colors from a 24 set (Ultramarine blue, titanium white, raw umber and alazaring crimson) and the paints were all over the place. The raw umber had a heavier body and the blue and white were more fluid. I could deal with that but when it came time to actually paint with the crimson it was incredible transparent and not pigmented at all. The pigmentation irked me the most. You can use them, yeah, but they are not a favorite.
I use Galeria arcylics from winsor and newton. They're set at a higher price point than basics but they are consistent in texture and pigmentation and very pigmented compared to basics. They're pretty fluid so if that's not a quality you like then you might have to look elsewhere. But for student quality they are pretty great.
Looking for critiques
Initial block for a self protrait from mirror, oil on masonite about 11x14. Looking for critiques
>>2256925
Forgot to mention this is also oil on masonite, pretty large about 24x 36
Where's a tl;dr to get started in painting? Reccomended paint? I was thinking watercolors to start.
>>2256980
If you want to paint in oils one day just start with oils. Make sure you're already decent at drawing and have a good grasp on values.
Rule, of thumb always buy the most expensive paint you can afford, gamblin and winsor and newton are two good mid range brands.
How well do you draw?
>>2256993
I do okay. This is where I currently sit at drawing skill.
A recognizable silhouette helps
>>2256930
Your forehead seems like it's in a different plane of existence than your cheekbones/jawbone. Keep those guidelines in check even if its just a light sanguine color.
Try looking at the piece in a mirror or upside down and put a plumb line in the middle. You'll see what i mean
>>2257017
Keep drawing, work on your line quality and confidence that plays a big role in painting. I don't know what kind of work you want to make but I always encourage people to start painting as early as possible because it takes so long to get good at. A lot of trial, error and experimentation has to take place to even make something slightly not shit, so go for it.
>>2257172
Will do.
>>2253747
I'm more interested in the painting off to the right.
>>2256487
>that redline
Oh my
>>2256611
Thanks, and good luck with your works in the future.
>>2257172
Not him but isn't it expensive as fuck? I'll only think about painting when, and if I ever get good enough for commisions and shit, and will do painting with the leftover money.
Have a painting class this year. Never painted before. Homework due tonight is a surrealism painting. Does this count as surrealism?
>>2257531
painting is kind of weird, really. there's a large initial start cost if you buy several canvases, brushes, and some of the basic colors (1-2 Red/Yellow/Blue, some earth tones + white and black), but tbh that paint will last you quite a while even if you paint a lot.
after that the cost really becomes canvases and specific colors you want. at least, in my experience.
if you go to Michaels they'll send you email coupons fairly regularly that are like 1/2 of any item or sometimes like 30% off art supplies, i just go buy en masse when I have coupons and that helps keep costs down too. I'm sure other stores have similar sorts of things.
Work in Progress, got a few more linear things to block in and then cleaning up edges.
an assignment
>>2257587
Nice work dude
>tfw you're colossally bad
eweh
>>2258042
samo is dead
Study-- silverpoint, watercolor & egg tempera on gessoed paper 18x24 inches
i cannot into proprtion
>>2258899
Change the date in your camra. Also don't make every layer (eg foreground background etc) monochromatic, it makes the painting look flat. If its a monochromatic picture than ok , then make the whole thing monochromatic but what you did looks amituer.
>>2258985
lol your spelling is what's amituer
>>2258985
its my first painting, so i feel okay about that
>>2258899
the proportion seems petty alright honestly
the cloth is really good, albeit with an inconsistent light source
but the colors are boring and the figure just seems... dull? uninteresting? not particularly awful but just not something i care about.
>>2259101
nice stormy sea
>>2257537
I'm not sure what I'm looking at. I think this would classify more as abstract than surrealism.
>>2257587
Looks nice, very realistic. The handles are weaker than the top part though. The colors look a little muddy and the lines aren't as well defined as the top part.
>>2259265
i'm >>2257671
i'm practicing drawing but i feel like there's a disconnect between my pencil and my paintbrush. like, i can spend a long time and get it right drawing, and then transfer that drawing to a canvas... but as soon as I start with the paint it all goes to shit. any advice? I did that and posted it knowing it was bad but my thought process was that I need to practice with paint because just drawing isn't enough.
I'm a beginner working with acrylics, any tips to getting the soft looking gradient on the right?
Also any crits or advise in general?
>>2259560
>any advice?
yeah just keep doing what you're doing and post and let the draw faggots faggot
painting=/=drawing
Paper, glue gesso, graphite, chalk, watercolor & egg tempera
11 in x 14 in, enamel on canvas
>>2262725
There can only be one jackson pollock. Maybe try to get creative and shit the paint out, someone already tried the vomit method https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1dZ5BtZkIR4
it's bailey jay
>>2262742
Not attempting to BE Pollock, simply myself. Am I obviously inspired by him? Absolutely, can't deny that.
Also, thank you so much for reminding me of that fucking travesty.
>>2262747
too bad its impossible to tell because you only paint potato people
this man is called "popcorn boy"
>>2262758
You're not attempting to be yourself either, unless you are just a shit pollock of course. Is that all you are anon?
>>2262758
>fucking travesty
I found it to be quite hilarious actually...in a stomach pain nausea induced fever dream kindof way.
this work is called "world of swag part 2"
>>2254614
The colors in the skin are pretty dead looking.
>>2262767
Interesting outlook, lmao
>>2257582
those color relationships are horrific
>>2262743
>vote hamas
Yes, vote for terrorists who hide behind kids to launch shut missiles at a country they will never get their land back from. Sure.
>>2262784
>>2262783
>>2262782
>lol SO RANDUM
KILL YOURSELF DAVE YOUR LIFE HAS BEEN LIVED A BILLION TIMES
>>2263218
gj ruining a perfectly good canvas
>>2263219
It's paper
>>2263220
gj ruining a perfectly good rabbit hide
>>2263224
only a small fraction of bunny
but it was a very edible egg that I used
shitty cellphone pic of my 4th self portrait in Oil. Crit?
>>2263218
>>2262725
Color and motion? There's two colors if you count the canvas, and there's no (sense of) motion, other than what you can understand rationally; that you must've made some kind of motion to get the paint on there. You get that from any painting, but in this one it doesn't convey anything, it doesn't even distract me enough from the fact that it's a shallow attempt at art. Any amateur's mixing palette is more interesting than this, and they aren't even intended to be art.
>>2263261
Looks nice. From a mirror ?
Chinese beauty
haha I have so few pictures of my paintings :/
>>2263304
next to reference
>>2263305
>>2263306
What I am working on right now. Live model comes in this way every week. Never done that before
>>2262725
kill yourself
>>2263313
Thanks for the input. I agree and really need to work on that.
Everything looks indecisive.
>>2263302
This is very nice, especially the treatment of her skin
And Gauguin of course
>>2263365
Thank you dear anon!
>>2256930
critiques . I think I have the same alignment problem I started with. Also the likeness is still quite off but it is from the mirror.
>>2263873
John is that you?
>>2263873
I'd say you hit the nail on the head, biggest issue that I see is that the right side of the head and the alignment of the nose are off. The head seems tilted but the nose looks like it is straight-on, and I may be wrong, but I think this is mostly caused by how you placed the right ear, otherwise I probably wouldn't notice. One more quick note, I think the nose and mouth may be ever so slightly off, but I can't tell for sure on my monitor at least.
Otherwise, head construction is pretty solid, and I think that you handled the lighting quite well. I especially like the glimmers of orange. Keep on at it.
Studio at twilight, glue, pigment, chalk, watercolor on wallpaper
Effort to understand fleeing light condition from life
Pay no mind to the soggy window far left
>>2263873
ive found the best way to capture likeness is 2 things. 1 get the shape of the head right. make it really obvious as a silhouette that it's you. 2 symbol draw the features. render everything else however you'd like but make sure you capture the symbols of the bottom and bridge of the nose, the shape of the eyes, eyebrows shape of the ears and the shape of the mouth.
I'd say the mouth looks pretty good, even if it looks a bit pasted on, but the nose and eyes have no personality. they look just as worked as the rest of the face which makes them blend into the rest of the painting. I'd say look at van gogh's portraits to get a better sense of this.
try to bring a quick confidence to the way you draw in the features of the person.
Oil paint. Still working on the fruit, but otherwise close to finished. Looking for critic on the colors especially, since I've only just started using them.
>>2264565
Please scale down your image next time!
Everything looks fuzzy to me - is it the photograph, or the paint? No attention to edges or specificity of brush & color. The fruit color looks garish, the rest looks overblended and again, unspecific. The pitcher in the middle has some attractive plumpness. I prescribe some Morandi and Cezanne still lifes.
>>2262816
they might as well be launching bottle rockets because out of the thousands they launch only like 3 have ever hit anything
jews have precision bombs and missles that accidently kill children
2'x3' acrylic on canvas
>tfw some lady walking by asked me if i was an art major while i was painting this.
>tfw flattered but know that it is shit
Stage 1 : Underdrawing based off of a 19th Century illustration entitled, 'Abeille'.
>>2253747
nigga do me a flavor and make another painting but of this image. i thought this was all one piece. please nigga. please nigga.
>>2266808
What's going on?
I copy from another paint, 2nd try.
Critique my fifth painting ever
Spent a good 30mins nailing the drawing, then painted for about 4 hours.
Im struggling getting the correct value+color of a certain object. But if you squint your eyes, it's all there.
Anything is helpful.
Who cares they are Muslim.
>>2267773
Feels unfinished, but i'm really digging the colors
>>2267773
work on making your lines more definite, the legs kinda meld into each other. I think the palette is really nice though. if this is your 5th then you've got a knack for it, keep at it.
>>2262778
I feel uncomfortable.
>>2257582
>>2262796
an update (been lazy lately and haven't worked on this one).
I think the colors are a little less crazy now, or at least that was the plan. still a fair amount to do before it's done but it's cold af out so that'll be for later
>>2255172
Work on portions, study anatomic drawings maybe
Nice colouring though
>>2254044
>Something seems awfully wrong with her right shoulder and her neck though
lost my fucking shit at that comment
>>2256562
Continued. Thanks for the crit. I made the arm smaller but I think I still need to shrink it a bit.
>>2269258
Oh shit. Here is the pic
Composition study. I was just going for scale/placement of the house but ended up really enjoying the harsh light and color effect and may pursue it. Reactions to it?
>>2262778
very nice
it's a big miley
it's a small britney
>>2262759
>you only paint potato people
it's some flowers
a small ketchup
it's a small mustard
>>2269982
anon's a shitsucking dumbass who thinks Andy Warhol had any value
>>2269987
He did have value, but why bother copying him so blatantly?
The only artistic choice here is the product selection.
>>2269933
>responding to critics in your art
we meta nao
>>2253331
those are some happy little clouds i tell ya hwat
>>2256462
Almost reminds me of Ryan Trecartin
>>2267823
bump
>>2262771
fuck your orthodox cross
First oil painting.
Tear me apart.
>>2270693
Have you considered putting in actual effort?
>>2270693
there is nothing here to critique.
I'm not saying this as a standard naturalism drone of /ic/, but in order to really pull off and make beautiful works in abstraction, you need to spend long, hard years practicing your drawing and painting skills. How can you learn how to really make a visual analysis of form and structure without studying the body, or trees, or buildings? How can you deploy the kind of subtlety you need to if you never learned how to show the way light curves across an eyelid?
These examples aren't the rule but the main point is that your work is bullshit and you need to work hard for a long time to earn any sort of real attention. There's nothing in this picture, there's nothing to 'tear apart.'
>>2263873
The never ending self pirtrait.
>>2270693
A waste of a canvas
>>2270683
The parts of the skull away from the candle should be darker and the flame itself is flat. The flame should be the brightest thing in the painting since it is literally light.
I really enjoy the blue highlight in the skull and the skull itself in general is good.
>>2271178
crappy self phone pic but here it is resized. thoughts?
>>2271206
fukin nice bro
>>2271206
how old?
>>2271206
>>2271255
22 but I made myself look a bit younger than I actually look i think
better pic
>>2256462
hmmm... the drawing on the fridge seems a lot more interesting. could you post that as well?
>>2271264
Looks great man.
>>2270719
How do I get better?
>>2271264
beautiful. what country? and are you in art school?
>>2271762
Thank you. I'm in California. No artschool just community college. But most of what I've learned has come from the internet.
The most Iv'e learned has come from researching artists and their techniques though.
>>2269987
>>2270021
>pretending to know about warhol on the internet
>pretending to each other
>>2271264
Gonna be honest, I really like the underpainting showing through, especially in >>2263873
I just wish that you'd kept even a little bit showing in the final piece. To me, there isn't enough personality to this portrait. It's kind of sterile. I would say don't be afraid to push the color zones of the face just slightly more than usual. But that's all strictly subjective.
It's nice though, it reads well, I can identify the features, sure it's a little misaligned, but I can live with it. Nice mood too.
>>2271264
how long did it take you to finish that after the underpainting? dis you have to let it dry before continuing? how long? sorry if i ask too many questions, and how were your mediums and solvents applied?
Here's my painting for today
#6 baby
The specular on her head is too bright.
>>2275345
Also my first ever master copy
It's Zorn's if you were wondering.
In acrylic b/c teach said so.
