LFGSS Art Club.

Looks good to me too.

Sounds strange but when I compare the picture with the photo, my brain says yeah that’s look about right.

Once I’ve taken a picture of the picture on my phone, I can see where it’s wrong.

I guess it depends what you want it to be.
Why is it "wrong"?
I found trying to recreate a photo or a close copy of an image far too frustrating as I'm not that accurate or patient.
I found it much more liberating to accept mistakes/inaccuracies/artistic licence are part of what the makes the final piece special.
But others seem to take great satisfaction from making it photo-realistic or incredibly intricate.
If it's important getting it very close to that image you could make a print from a printer, paint a thin layer of oil on the back, and then "draw" it onto the canvas itself. Obviously it will only be as big as the printed paper.
It's not cheating :-)

Looks good to me too. And after all, we don't know how great artists' models looked like in real life, don't we? 😏

Having a go with gouache at the Moomin Museum in Tampere.

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What I really want to do is a heavy textured oil painting with a pallet knife. But I want to have a go with a brush first.

I did a painting years ago with acrylics but using cotton buds, just dots. Of a logo of my friends shop.

Finished this one today. Difficult to take a photo without the light reflection in it.

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👍

Thanks. Also worked on another unfinished one. Gave this boy a face.

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I really do like your style of painting

Thanks @eskay, that's really a nice compliment.

How do you make the blend so softly

Good question... I suppose by mixing, trying, ruining what was actually good by trying to make it better,... starting again and than suddenly coming to a result that works. I guess. For this face it took me two hours to come to a colour combination I like. Skin colour with a touch of blue and purple for the shadows.

Completely messed up a new painting I started, cooled my anger on it and I actually like the result. 😅

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"Bathroom Mirror"

Ha foggy mirrors

😂

Sketched these couple of places in Belfast while watching "the fighter" the other night, then filled them in with colour.. Took the pics on my Sunday morning cycle.. 6 x 4 pen and watercolour as usual..

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I like that a lot..

Great work as usual!

That’s very cool

Mmm, nice stuff from both Wim and Technics. 👍

Thanks guys.

@Technics100 I think we have a completely different style (in your work detail is what jumps in my eye while I'm more into "rough bounderies") but that doesn't mean I don't like your work. It's great and I wish I had a bit more that gift of eye for the details. It's great to see different styles here as they're all very inspiring.

Thanks, @Light_EDDed. I've been thinking about your blending question and I believe it's because I do a lot of "wet in wet" things: I make the colours I need on my palette and blend them on the canvas while they're still wet. Hope that's an answer?

Wim

Yeah, I do toy with the idea of other painting formats, but have never tried.. to me I just do a doodle and roughly fill in with colour..