This week the sea went from this:
… to this.
More accurate, but I like it a little less.I'll have to check the contrast and see if I overcorrected.
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It is wild to see how the painting can change so much in intensity - did you paint over the whole thing in a wash or three? Or is that just what happens to the overall effect when you make a few changes?
(I think some parts are an improvement - the reflection+land looks more plausible - and other parts are more interesting in picture 1. So it goes?)
Posted by: KC | February 09, 2023 at 11:14 AM
KC - I washed it out too much - too carried away. I just think it needs a few washes of color glazed on top of the extra white. I did literally mix oil and white on a broad latex paintbrush and slap it on. Well it's not a watercolor, just need a week or so to throw on some paint again.
Posted by: theQueen | February 09, 2023 at 06:55 PM
It is so cool that you can do that, but yes, it would maybe like some of its contrast back in some areas, sigh.
(so cool that you can just... wash a slight layer of color/white over it, though!!! I have never done oil painting, so the mix of opaque and transparent is a new thing for me.)
Posted by: KC | February 10, 2023 at 12:55 PM
KC - you really should try oil painting. it's much easier than people let on.
Posted by: theQueen | February 11, 2023 at 01:00 PM