Sometimes there's a 'line' of higher saturation just by the terminator, does anybody know why that happens? Thanks

My name is Casey, and I’m a beginner artist who has recently developed a strong passion for the Impressionist style. I’m captivated by its unique techniques, such as loose brushwork and the emphasis on capturing light and atmosphere, which inspire me to explore my creativity. As I dive into this style, I would love to connect with fellow artists who share similar interests or have experience in Impressionism. Any tips, resources, or feedback on my work would be greatly appreciated! I’m excited to learn and grow in this artistic journey. Thank you, and I look forward to your insights! I also really like the style of this website; what do you all think? https://www.itemd2r.com/fc-25/coins.html

Been focusing on painting portraits for the last month. My goal is to try to go for a more painterly style, working from big to small and attempting to design my shapes. Any feedback to help me improve is always appreciated. Thank you.

DAY 1 I finally convinced myself to start a challenge of painting everyday from life for about a month (We'll see how consistent I'll be) This is the first painting - oil painting on paper - 'simple' still life. I'll be posting the other paintings here aswell. I would like to get any critique (color, composition, etc.) so that I can improve.

I painted this little still life (not that little.. it's actually about 100cm x 70cm). It's tempera/gouache on paper. I would like to get some critique on it. My intention wasn't to make it that much realistic because it's really hard to paint with tempera.

hi i am new in the plataform, I´ve been practicing my watercolor technique, and I´d like if someone could give me some feedback about it, every comment it is welcome I want to know your point of view :)

Hi, I think this is my last post here, just wanted to show some of my paintings (based on photo references). These were done on canvas in quite big sizes (from 80x60 cm to 40x40 cm). I found painting portraits really challenging, and always include some trial and error during the process. I'm a little bit afraid of putting more detail in painting, because of danger to 'draw' instead of finding colour and value. Do not have any specific inspiration for doing these, just realism, but trying to do it in a good way. (Maybe I found something painted similar, there are some old novel covers painted in guache that looks similar) Would like to thank for such a nice welcome on the platform under other posts, these gave some boost to keep doing art :)

Would like some critique on this oil painting study. I personally think it looks kind of flat so far and some of the objects are unrecognisable. It’s not finished and some parts are obviously missing but I hope I can get some tips before I continue. Thanks!

Going to create a large oil painting soon, do you think that this digital study looks good. i think that the compostition is fine, and the values are ok (might need to change), but im over all conserned on the colors of the peice. any tips before i go onto a large oil painting

Would just like to get some general feedback on this still life in terms of color, value, shape, edges, etc. Or just any advice when it comes to the medium of oil painting since i'm sort of new to it. I painted it from life and unfortunately (and stupidly) decided disassemble the subject before I had a chance to take a photo of it. So the reference photo of the re-arranged still life I've attached isn't completely accurate in terms of proportions. Thanks!

I did this piece for a graphic design class I'm taking, before i submitted it, what do you think about it? Is the composition ok, what about the lighting on the form, I think the anatomy of the main characters looks fine but what do you think? Also i was wondering if I should detail all of the other background characters, or should I let them bleed out of the focus and leave them roughly? any thoughts would be great, thanks.

My name is markus and I'm just finishing school this year, here are some paintings that I've done recently. If you have suggestions or critiques on these pieces feel free to do so. I wish to improve my illustration, for example, characters interacting in environments. Some artists I admire are Craig Mulls and Devin Korwin. I love their use of brushwork and composition. Besides studies, what should I focus on practicing? Color, composition, or anatomy? I think I need to improve on all 3 areas, but based on the images below, what do you think I should target my practice on? below are some landscape, illustration, and portrait paintings. i would especialy like critiques on the ilustrative paintings (characters acting with environments). thank you, feel free to check out my other work or reach out to me personaly on instagram @markus_does_art

I'm trying to find the right colors and to blend them together. I'm using procreate program

I've been wanting to put some more time into painting with gouache lately so I'm starting a study thread, feel free to join in! Here are two pieces from this weekend's attempts. The first is a Dean Cornwell study done along with a livestream from Jeff Watts. Clear reference was tough to find, so I just went along with the process I saw Jeff work though in the video. I spent about 3 hours on the Cornwell study and then applied the same process to an original sketch I did of Norman Rockwell from a black and white photo, which also took about 3 hours. Still getting the hang of organizing values on the palette, I feel like my palette gets crazy and disorganized quickly, so by the end of the Rockwell piece I was hunting and mixing a lot more to get back to the appropriate values. I'd love any feedback, suggestions, notes or revelations you've had during your own gouache adventures! Tools- Palette - Winsor & Newton Permanent White, and Ivory Black, Holbein Permanent Yellow Deep, and Flame Red Robert Simmons 785 Round #4 Arches Aquarelle Watercolor Cold Pressed Paper Livestream- https://www.youtube.com/live/gsTAsfjR_uk?si=l8BQy83zXAEOzYwk

I been out of commission due to an arm injury. but finally back to work

Drawing is a passion for me and one of the most creative ways to express myself. With every stroke of my brush or pencil, I strive to push the boundaries of imagination, making the world more colorful and meaningful. Through my illustrations, I aim to inspire people and stir their emotions. Throughout my artistic journey, I've worked on various projects, leaving a piece of myself in each one. I love telling stories through colors, shapes, and compositions. My work is often inspired by nature, people, and everyday life. If you’d like to join me on my artistic journey and follow my illustrations more closely, I’m active on social media as well. I’d be thrilled to have you as part of my Instagram community, where I share my work. Additionally, if you’re looking to gain more engagement and likes on social media, you can see more.

Looking to practice painting techniques for digital art. My goal is to improve my workflow so I can create some 2d animations.

Ok so I decided to do a study on various painters and artist. I was wondering how to do that properly so I get the most out of it.

Hello, I am new to posting my art online but would like some objective feedback. For context, I am a begginer and have been doing studies of landscapes in goache for a few months and wanted to try combining a few reference images together in my own composition. I have included my thumbnails and one of my reference images, my goal was for the effect to be similar to a Disney animated background, like snow white. I wanted this to be a dense forest with a low canopy and mossy floor. My main questions are: - I had alot of issues with the colours, especially the tree trunks and the background, I tried to implement things like ambient light but I think that I am missing something. - I don't know how to show the perspective of the branch coming toward or away from the camera. I have learnt some perspective but found it hard to show in paint, should I have constructed the sketch more? Or is it a lack of gouache skill? -I wanted this to be a dense forest, but have I made the background too dark? Thank you so much to anyone who can help me, I really appreciate your time.

Hi! I just finished my first ever piece (from sketch to color woohoo!). So, i made a small sketch and ends up doing a full piece for the first time. It took about 20hours in the past week. Experimenting and all. But i noticed that i worked on a small sketch all the time. I'm still learning but it was odd... but i think that it was easier? and i really had fun painting pixels! It turned out ok i guess, but it's small. I have the Ipad 9nth gen and Pencil 1. Any tips for a good canva size to start sketching? My canva was 9x11. Of course critics for everything else are welcome too! And i never really done a piece in color, help appreciated for that. Thank you!