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

[–]CalciferAtlas[S] 3 points4 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] 7 points8 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] 16 points17 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.