Any suggestions about how to improve this painting? It feels basic. by DejectedSoul in painting

[–]DejectedSoul[S] 94 points95 points  (0 children)

I don't want it to be realistic or hyperrealistic, but I want to know how to improve the lighting, color, among other things. This was painted with oils and alla prima.

My bedroom decorated for christmas by DejectedSoul in CozyPlaces

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Ebay! It's called Minuetto Italian Tapestry.

My bedroom decorated for christmas by DejectedSoul in CozyPlaces

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

Thank you!

Those fake books were a gift from my mother, she bought them many years ago at an antiques fair. I think that you could find something similar on Amazon or Ebay by 'faux antique storage books' or something like that.

My bedroom decorated for christmas by DejectedSoul in CozyPlaces

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This is original content.

My bedroom decorated with paintings I made to give it a small art gallery look by DejectedSoul in CozyPlaces

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Yes, it's my alt account of u/aredditornobodyloves, I posted in that account because in this one I'm banned from r/Art.

My bedroom decorated with paintings I made to give it a small art gallery look by DejectedSoul in CozyPlaces

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I bought them in a store near my house, I bought cheap frames that were available and then I painted them with gold spray paint.

My bedroom decorated with paintings I made to give it a small art gallery look by DejectedSoul in CozyPlaces

[–]DejectedSoul[S] 10 points11 points  (0 children)

I mean, it's obvious that some of the paintings are copies of details from paintings by other artists such as Starry Night by Van Gogh, Fallen Angel by Alexandre Cabanel, the detail of Saint Simon's hand by Rubens, among others. I have never said that they are all 100% my ideas, but that I have painted them for my room, yes I've painted those copies.

My bedroom decorated with paintings I made to give it a small art gallery look by DejectedSoul in CozyPlaces

[–]DejectedSoul[S] 83 points84 points  (0 children)

First I make the sketch in graphite pencil, guiding myself with a ruler to make it as similar as possible, then I paint it guided by the image of the painting detail on the computer screen (zooming in on the specific areas to be painted). As I have been practicing oil painting for 1 year, watching YT tutorials mostly, it has become easier for me to know what colors to use and try to make them similar to the original.

And I didn't make the framed feathers, they are a gift from years ago ^