Looking for critique on a finished(?) piece
3yr
Jason Arizona
Hi proko community!
I've been doing Tiffanie Mang-styled landscape thumbnails, and wondered if I could flesh them out into a full painting. I drew from reference, since i don't have the confidence/know-how/hubris to paint landscapes from imagination yet.
I must say, I probably should have strayed further than what the original image gave me (more color notes, bolder choices, less naturalism, etc. But i think the mustard yellow backdrop makes up for that... kinda. Also, there's a giant teddy bear, because... well, I don't know.
I'd love some critique that leads me on what to study, who to study (read: adopt as art parents) and why.
My (somewhat vague) goals are:
-Bolder, more exaggerated color choices
-Brushwork that is less traditional
-More Personality (whatever THAT means)
-Better shapes? (I think my shapes are fine, they get the job done, but i'm not sure of that yet
-The ability to understand and break down a landscape
Cool landscape painting! Love the brushwork variation and the sketchy aesthetic. The only thing I would say is the mountain range in the background isn't that saturated in the reference photo due to Rayleigh scattering (things further away appearing a more muted blue due to the colour of the sky). Also, Noah Bradley does some great videos on youtube about environment painting so I would look him up! Wish I could add more than that but I'm at a similar stage with landscape paintings :,) Wish you luck man!
I just watched a video by Tiffanie Mang and I must say that she is the person to go to if you want to really knock your landscapes out of the park. https://www.proko.com/profile/tiffaniemangart/activity
Shape design probably the most important think you can focus on here. I like the simplicity of the playfulness of the painting but the shapes are not as unified as they could be.
Keep going!
Hello Jason,
First of all , the ochre in the BG may look "good" but it throws away your color balance.
Try using a midtone grey ( or a midtone red ) for your canvas when painting.
Try using a sharper, flat, blocky brush (not a round one) with less texture to block out the shapes and forms before you go in close and render.
Try spending more time on the piece, FOCUSED , this looks like a 15 minute sketch (and I know that it took more than that , maybe 1,5 hours ) , if you're listening to netflix or music with lyrics turn them off.
Do some research on the "Multiplane, Disney Camera" , it will help you understand how to break down landscapes.
I actually painted it on a midtone gray and filled it in with ochre near the final stages. Most of it is on just one layer *above* that midtone gray layer, so I can change it to whatever I want non-destructively.
I agree with you on the sketchy quality, though.
To increase the sense of depth through atmospheric perspective I suggest reducing the saturation and compress the value range in areas that you want to recede. In general, your highest areas of contrast (darkest darks and lightest lights) and most saturated colors should be in the foreground. You have similar values and colors used
