Monday, November 16, 2015

Snowy Pines #3




I'm happy with this one.  Tried something different and I know some would say taboo but I added the snow on top with white paint.  I'm learning that it's often more about suggestion and subtlety than trying to strong-arm photo realism.  For the closest pine, I used a #1 brush and some black paint to add a few lines here and there to reinforce the outline of the snow and branches.  This added a sense of detail that really made it pop.  I'm learning that foreground objects are darker and have more detail while stuff in the distance fades to an ambiguous blue-gray blob.  I also flicked white paint off my brush to create the look of snowflakes falling.  

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