Name : Solas - " emotional comfort "






Name : Serenity

Wow, I really like those. Nice shading and lighting, they looks very detailed.

very detailed, you seem to know how to shade properly.
One thing I have noticed, and that you could improve on, is that some spots appear more detailed then others.
Other then that good job, your choice of colors is amazing as well.
9/10

Thank you guys , glad you like them .

@ Dscigs - Lol I appreciate the c&c but that was actualy intentional to only have a few detailed spots so that the eye focuses on that specific spot first . One doesnt need to follow the traditional guidlines you would learn in school , art is what you want it to be .

Wow dude, so realistic... and this is an very hard work with amazing details...
Congratulations dude.
10/10

Wow, I never knew you were such an amazing painter.
Really nice, they both give a calming feeling when looked at.
How long have you been painting?

@Sainzgc - Thanks , it means alot to hear that . I'll be sure to post a few more .

@D3m0nz - I have been painting for about 6 months , never took any classes or studied the subject before.

Very nice
I love what you did with the background in serenity

a few minor things though.

you are very liberal with your use of white, be carefull of that, especially when doing trees, white is not a colour that comes natural in trees, so using it as a highlight on leaves is not advised, makes it look very pastely and fake.

your sense of light and dark is great, especially in the first one, but your sense of where its coming from is not, your light is backwards in the first one, the ground and background say its coming from one direction, but the lighting on the leaves says its coming from the opposite.

also a few issues with basic shaping, understandable given how long youve been painting, your trees look stretched/oddly shaped.

The final results here are quite great though, as good a landscape as one would expect to see in any highschool final art exam.
although i do think you were saved by the fact that landscapes are a very forgiving subject and oils a fantastic medium.
If you're going to stick to landscapes, i would suggest doing something a little more defined, like the tree one, but with more in it. let the reason it was great be because of you, rather than the subject and medium.

would also suggest writing your thought processes down, to help solidify your concept and doing individual practice pieces, on paper or something, to test out colours and on some of the more difficult areas

@ BenDover : Thank you for the tips . I understand what you mean by excessive use white , light direction and odd shapes . The photo quality of the first is a pretty bad , it is alot more crisp and clean if you were to look at it , there was a mass amount of glare due to the fresh coat of lindseed oil so I had to try and tone it down in photoshop ( wich I should you should never do, EVER ) . Every single shad and colour in that painting actualy has a hint of green in it , especialy the highlights . They may look white but it is really a vibrant green .

I love the whole illuminated look when it comes to a darker setting and I had had placed the light source to the out of the scene to the left ( and not that abstract light you see in the background ) so thats is why the lighting looks the way it does . As for the odd shapes , it was intentional , in my mind , nothing has to be propper lol . Unlike the generic landscapes you see in galleries, different is always good .

But I appreciate your thoughts , the first painting was my second I had ever done and the one below was my first . Each sold for quite a large sum too lol .

When ever I start a new canvas , I attempt a new technique ( water , trees, rocks...) , If I am able to photograph the others I will show you the progression.


If any of you also have paintings , you should deffenently share them with the community . Though if you are worried about the C&C , just state that you dont want any. Im curious to see the creativity in this community .