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turbinetree

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63. Your Welcome That is the key for every artist to master the shades . When you start using a smaller brush you will see

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Sat Mar 29, 2025, 07:20 PM

Mar 29

the importance from dark to light. My art teacher was a stickler on that ..........he taught us what Michelangelo did to perfect the medium. He showed us how to measure a human body by using the head as a reference. If you look at ones shoulders for instance and use your thumb to use the head as a reference you can see that the head is the size as to one side of the shoulder to the neck it will always be two heads wide and then to use the head to proportional see how many heads tall a person is and then when you get to the feet you use half of the head.......Michelangelo figures it out...........we had to draw the human body with muscles only , skeleton only, two weeks of nothing but hands....... feet..............I love art .............as much as I love planes..............

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Finished this oil painting today. Still trying to learn oil painting. Might take a few decades 🤣 [View all] LiberalLoner Mar 28 OP

I like it. Basso8vb Mar 28 #1

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Very nice. I think not making 'mud' is harder with oils. But I haven't painted in years. sinkingfeeling Mar 28 #2

Thank you so much! 💙. I've had to work on not overblending, that is one of my big mistakes. LiberalLoner Mar 28 #24

Looks good to me !!!! Karadeniz Mar 28 #3

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Nice! I like it! Diamond_Dog Mar 28 #4

Thank you so much! 💙. It's hard with just an iPhone or iPad. I think professional artists LiberalLoner Mar 28 #26

Really pretty! StarryNite Mar 28 #5

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A suggestion from an old pro... GiqueCee Mar 28 #6

Thank you so much! 💙. That's very helpful, I see what you mean, I should have made the top part of the mountain LiberalLoner Mar 28 #28

Softening the edges in the background will also help make the space recede. femmedem Mar 29 #54

Thank you so much, that's excellent advice! 💙💙💙. Sometimes I forget all the little things in the heat of painting, LiberalLoner Mar 29 #60

One of the nice things about oils... GiqueCee Mar 29 #57

Watercolor doesn't require as many additives, it's true, and is spontaneous, LiberalLoner Mar 30 #67

Nice! Evolve Dammit Mar 28 #7

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Very nice. Better than I was ever able to do. Joinfortmill Mar 28 #8

Thank you so much! 💙. I'll bet you are a lot better than you give yourself credit for! LiberalLoner Mar 28 #31

shades of cezanne et tu Mar 28 #9

I thought Cezanne also. erronis Mar 28 #13

Thank you so much! 💙. I am blushing! LiberalLoner Mar 28 #33

Thank you very much! 💙. You are so so kind! 💙 LiberalLoner Mar 28 #32

Really nice! bif Mar 28 #10

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Love the landscape painting ! lucca18 Mar 28 #11

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Really LOVELY, LiberalLoner! calimary Mar 28 #12

Thank you so much! 💙. I would have flunked out of art school if I had tried to go! LiberalLoner Mar 29 #39

Not if you'd been in UC Irvine's art department. calimary Mar 30 #64

OMG that is such an awesome story, thank you for sharing it! I was laughing so hard! I'm glad LiberalLoner Mar 30 #65

Let you in on a little secret. calimary Mar 30 #69

Oh, that is lovely PatSeg Mar 28 #14

Thank you so much! 💙. As long as I don't expect too much as far as results go, it's enjoyable. I just LiberalLoner Mar 29 #40

Oh yes, that is good to remember PatSeg Mar 30 #68

I like it. LoisB Mar 28 #15

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Reminds me of Irish landscapes KT2000 Mar 28 #16

Thank you so much! 💙. I will have to look up Irish landscapes now! LiberalLoner Mar 29 #42

Nice! Permanut Mar 28 #17

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Nice IbogaProject Mar 28 #18

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You are mastering the shades ..................between light and dark..........keep up the good work............ turbinetree Mar 28 #19

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Your Welcome That is the key for every artist to master the shades . When you start using a smaller brush you will see turbinetree Mar 29 #63

That's true, they say if you get the values exactly right, you can use any colors you want.... LiberalLoner Mar 30 #66

your welcome enjoy painting you are very good............. turbinetree Mar 31 #70

Nice job Nululu Mar 28 #20

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you're coming along just fine. The painting is well composed, the brushword, particularly in ... marble falls Mar 28 #21

Thank you so much! 💙. Yeah, I need to put in those hours of practice...depth is something I struggle with, LiberalLoner Mar 29 #47

You got the concept, you just need to refine your stokes, I'm 74. I'm still working on my hand ... marble falls Mar 29 #56

Thank you so much for encouraging me and being so kind! 💙💙💙 LiberalLoner Mar 29 #59

beter than what i can do. AllaN01Bear Mar 28 #22

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Beautiful! SheltieLover Mar 28 #30

Thank you so much! 💙. I do find oil paints and acrylic paints to be very forgiving. LiberalLoner Mar 29 #49

Imo, oil is much more forgiving as it literally never dries. SheltieLover Mar 29 #58

Very nice, I really like the colors. Ocelot II Mar 28 #35

Thank you so much! 💙. Yeah the shine is a problem, I try to photograph at an angle, from above...your LiberalLoner Mar 29 #50

I like that, a lot. Think. Again. Mar 28 #36

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I like it - it has a really nice feeling to it electron_blue Mar 28 #37

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I think that is lovely. madaboutharry Mar 29 #53

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Beautiful! mwmisses4289 Mar 29 #55

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Very beautiful Beringia Mar 31 #71

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