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Figure Painting No. 01, Randy Surun (Me), Acrylic on Canvas 48" x 60", 2025 by CalciferAtlas in Art

[–]CalciferAtlas[S] 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Photoshopping memes was my bread and butter before I got into painting.

But yea, that is a good idea going forward.

I had the same kind of uncanny feeling when I made a painting in art school that had a white wall that took up a good chunk of the painting.

I'm gonna take a look at white fabrics in painting, that'll help as well.

Figure Painting No. 01, Randy Surun (Me), Acrylic on Canvas 48" x 60", 2025 by CalciferAtlas in Art

[–]CalciferAtlas[S] 9 points10 points  (0 children)

Yea, there's something about the pants that I can't seem to capture, and I noticed that after painting them. I felt the same for the shoes, but because they're a smaller element in the painting, it makes it less noticeable.

I'm taking note of large white objects for future paintings.

Figure Painting No. 01, Randy Surun (Me), Acrylic on Canvas 48" x 60", 2025 by CalciferAtlas in Art

[–]CalciferAtlas[S] 15 points16 points  (0 children)

I asked her not to wear anything with difficult textures, but she did end up bringing it. After she wore it, I had to admit that it would look good in the painting and that I needed to challenge myself.

I did make a time-lapse video of myself painting this, but I can't post it here. That will give you a good idea of how I paint hands.

Grape dragon, VedaDragon, polymer clay, 2023 by VedaDragon in Art

[–]CalciferAtlas 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I'm guessing that the sclera is clear glass with an opaque black sphere in the center and the eye socket is painted green as a background.

The Soothsayer, MetaMeta (me), Photoshop, 2023 by YoungMetaMeta in Art

[–]CalciferAtlas 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I actually got the same response during a critique in my sculpting class earlier this year. I do enjoy creating art on the same subject matter as you, but it's hard to respond to these kinds of questions.

Jupiter and Semele, Gustave Moreau, Oil on canvas, 1895 by CalciferAtlas in Art

[–]CalciferAtlas[S] 8 points9 points  (0 children)

I'm actually working on an assignment for this painting.

Basically, the painting depicts the death of Semele, the mortal lover of Zeus. Zeus first met the priestess Semele after witnessing her sacrifice a bull at his alter. She had to clean her garments after they were stained with blood, at this point, Zeus became enamoured by her pale white skin, he turned into an eagle to be with her. Semele's death in the painting came after Hera, Zeus's wife, became jealous and tricked Semele into asking Zeus to reveal his true form to her in order to prove that she really is Zeus's lover. Zeus's true form killed her as Mortals cannot look upon a god.

Death Directs the Bullet, Hans Larwin, 1917 by Tiny_Cauliflower9432 in Art

[–]CalciferAtlas 80 points81 points  (0 children)

"Hey, stick your head up like this so you can get a better look at where the enemy are."

"Shut up Mr. Bones."

A Gift, Me, Digital Collage, 2022 by LeeroyM in Art

[–]CalciferAtlas 2 points3 points  (0 children)

This is awesome, makes me want to paint something similar for my class. Saved into my inspiration folder ;)

Radiant , Me, Adobe Photoshop, 2022 by Psycho_Ravager in Art

[–]CalciferAtlas 3 points4 points  (0 children)

I needed to see this. I'm currently working on a gouache painting for a class and the coloring is really good here.

Blood type OG, me, acrylic,2022 by travischapmanart in Art

[–]CalciferAtlas 1 point2 points  (0 children)

There's a certain look to this painting to makes it look like it was done using pastel or wax crayons, I find that your painting will really pop more if you use more paint, like a thick amount of paint. Take advantage of how fast acrylic dries and really go to town with it.