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Published: 2009-09-20 01:36:30 +0000 UTC; Views: 2392; Favourites: 48; Downloads: 37
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Here is a piece I did in a painting class. It's my first wet on wet oil painting! I learned a lot of techniques, and got to try some things I never have before! I might go and do another class later as well.For
What do you think of the composition? The rocks? The clouds? The waves? This isn't a piece I made out of my head, but what would you want to see on more of my other art from this piece? What could I use in a digital painting?
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Thank you very much!
This was done in a Bob Ross class, so we all went through the steps together.
I think as far as the waves go, it's actually the rip tide underneath that makes it calm like that. When I go surfing, there is a lull between waves as the water is sucked into the next wave, and it's actually quite calm on the surface. It's under the water where you feel the heavy pull.
But thanks again.
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Oh, then I understand 
And no problem
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i absolutely love it and would not change a thing! i think that it is very calming and that the whole piece looks very well put together and i would continue the good work
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Thank you so much! I appreciate that!
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Thank you so much, and thank you for the fave!
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Lovely work. *Loves the birds* No really I do, and they work well to help created a bit of movement in the upper part of the painting. Mountains are blended into the sky well at the back. The tops of the wave looks like it could be almost real.
The main thing in the picture in terms of constructive critisism is the way one rock is very sharp and the other is a bit blurry making the focus seem a little odd. I'm not sure if that's just in this photo or if you ment it that way. Could still work since this picture looks a bit dream like.
Again great painting
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Thanks! I think it was in the photo, but I also accidentally dropped it when it was wet, and kind of smudged the rock! (curse you clumsy fingers!)
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I like that it's not realistic, and the monochrome goes a lot way to setting off a depressing mood. This is one of my very favorite forms of art and I love what you've done, especially the breaking waves. What I noticed is that either you used flash when you photographed the image or was standing in a lit place when it's still wet, and you created this sparkly effect on the waves that works very well towards making this piece more impressive.
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Oh cool, thanks! I used a flash on my camera (not smart on oils) and this is the only one I liked the flash on!
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Well this time I think this has done you well
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Your painting has great use of technique but your composition could use more work.
My opinions:
The space is too open. I feel you tried to hard to make everything separate and in it's own place. (Perhaps that had to do with you trying new techniques?)
The light being behind the rocks you shouldn't see so much reflected light on the face. More on the top edges.
The cloud formations look like cut and paste. Spread them out really express the setting of your scenery.
Other than that i would like to see a scenery painting wider. People tend to see things from a wide range view and with your little clusters of items and a small image it feels crowded.
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Well, I can't do much because it was a painting class. For this one, it definitely looks better from a distance!
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Oh yeah i understand... Learning new techniques tends to produce 'abnormal' works. Just typed what I saw.
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This caught my eye right away. I love the capture of the waves as it hits the rocks! That is just amazing to look at!! It's a great painting!!
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Thank you so much! I'll be doing another one in my next class, and this time, I get to do a creature I made up! My teacher and I are so excited!
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Oh wow! That sounds like a lot of fun! Is it gonna be another BW oil painting or something else?
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The WIPs are in my scraps if you want to see!
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I may take a peek later on today!
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I'M photographer, then I don't know if you can change things like this: the waves would be great to imite you capture the waves breaking and the water split.
Rocks could be more interesting (more and smaller) adn to play with waves breaking on them.
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It was a class though, so I couldn't change much.
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The waves, the clouds, the mountains, the seagulls, they're all very very well done!
This is a masterpiece. ^^
I think the only thing that could be better are the colors... they're too cold, I think warm colors would be nice with this scene.
Anyway, keep the great work up!! ;D
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I love this. I love the mood, the colors, the motion. I think it's brilliant. Nicely done.
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The sky is very well done! (I always have trouble with sky and clouds)
The froth of the waves is also quite believable.
However, the rocks need more work. Where the rest of the painting has a nice blended and smooth look, the rocks in the foreground are painfully painterly. To make the composition more balanced, I suggest you adopt an overall smooth look or an overall painterly one in the future.
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The rocks were actually done with a knife to give them that sharp, wet look. Thanks for your comments! I wish I could take all the credit in this piece, but alas, it was a class, and I just had to follow directions. That really saps creativity...
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Its beautiful <3 But the wave looks a little unnatural, like its too stiff. I think its because of the foam and that there seems to be no water splashing around. Idk x3
But the lighting in the sky is great, good job.
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Trying to be original when all doing the same picture is very hard . Thanks for the fave though!
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I love this piece of art, but the one problem I see is that it's too centralized. Look at it carefully, everything is fairly centered. Try out some more unique forms of balance.
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In my opinion ;
Before I full view it. I thought it was all Ocean. Without clouds, or rocks, or birds. It's just all plain ocean, such the title. Until I full-view-ed it.
... I think the horizontal dividing the cloud and the ocean needs some sharpening tone colour.. 
hehe.
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Thanks for your comments! I appreciate them!
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I think its great. from afar, the details look excellent, which is usually the case with oil paintings, I've found.
There is one thing that stands out a bit and that is that the bottom cloud is positioned in such a way that it looks like its in front of the rocks on the side. It's throwing off the depth a little. Other than that though, its great.
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Yeah, I think I screwed up horribly on the clouds, comparing it to the teacher's version. My excuse is that a thunderstorm is rolling in, but I see what you mean!
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the clouds look nice. They look lie clouds, its just the placement of one of them is a little wonky.
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The composition is quite good, but maybe some clouds would be god on the corners, they seem to be only on the centre of the landscapes, which do not give the impression of a natural and realistic landscape.
For the other figures, they are really good, as well as your painting skills
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thanks. I can't credit myself alone though! I could only do oils this good in a class!
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Oh I see ... anyway this is really good !
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