I have been working on learning how to paint with acrylics and trying to complete at least one small canvas each evening. I bought several 6x9 canvases and have really been going to town.
As a way of practicing brush work and color mixing, I have tried to copy some stock photography I borrowed from Corbis. Here is the first photo:
And here is my copy:
and copy—had a little trouble finding the blue/green background color,
and then had a little trouble not overdoing the pink in the flowers:
And here is the last one. I have lost the photo, but I kind of made this one up anyway.
I really should start working on my own compositions, but those never work out quite right. What is it they say about accomplished potters and the percentage of pots they throw out because of mistakes? Something like 15 duds for every keeper. I'm making that up, but I'll try not to be discouraged by the canvases that end up in the trash.
As a way of practicing brush work and color mixing, I have tried to copy some stock photography I borrowed from Corbis. Here is the first photo:
And here is my copy:
Photo number 2 had too many flowers for me to worry about. Photo:
and copy—had a little trouble finding the blue/green background color,and then had a little trouble not overdoing the pink in the flowers:
And here is the last one. I have lost the photo, but I kind of made this one up anyway.
I really should start working on my own compositions, but those never work out quite right. What is it they say about accomplished potters and the percentage of pots they throw out because of mistakes? Something like 15 duds for every keeper. I'm making that up, but I'll try not to be discouraged by the canvases that end up in the trash.
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Excellent!
Lynn, thanks. I won't throw out the bad'ns then. I have set them aside, but I'll retrieve them and start over.
Oh. Now I've read the other comments and I see I'm not the first to bring this up. Oh well...
You are adventuresome...and talented at everything!