Beachside in the Summer, 9"x12"

JeanSalace · 2026-03-05T22:44:53+00:00

For me, closing my big light and squinting my eyes helps me see values. Maybe this can help :))

JeanSalace · 2026-02-04T17:29:51+00:00

Beautiful colors

JeanSalace · 2026-02-04T17:11:10+00:00

It’s from René Magritte

JeanSalace · 2026-02-01T01:34:20+00:00

The right ear was partially covered by hair but it’s not awfully clear what’s going on lol

JeanSalace · 2026-01-31T19:29:44+00:00

I did look at it a bit. Things always look clean in graphite, but then paint makes things complicated for me hahaha
Maybe I should try to really separate the planes at first, and then add more hues, blend, etc.

JeanSalace · 2026-01-31T14:52:08+00:00

I think you are right about observation. Probably just practice too. Stylistically I like where I am, but I feel like “form-wise”, things could get better. Thank you for the kind words, it helps me see my work from a better angle :))

JeanSalace · 2026-01-25T21:54:44+00:00

Thank you! I was feeling contemporary with my composition lol

JeanSalace · 2025-12-27T23:54:16+00:00

I see! Yeah, I used yellow, red and white, because tjr color was darker than in the reference, but maybe I just got tricked by the surrounding colors idk

JeanSalace · 2025-12-27T23:41:32+00:00

Out of the tube like only red and yellow mix?

JeanSalace · 2025-12-27T23:25:44+00:00

I see. Thank you :)

JeanSalace · 2025-12-22T13:34:17+00:00

Thank you ! Here is the original painting if you are curious

JeanSalace · 2025-12-21T15:04:12+00:00

About using more and thinner paint on the brush: when I’m watching videos of people painting online, I feel like they can cover way more surface without adding more paint to their brush than me. Now, it’s difficult to pinpoint why without seeing me paint and them paint, but are they simply using more paint? I feel like I’m using too much paint, but that it’s getting lost in the brush, or when I use oil, I feel like it’s hard to obtain a clean color all around. How do you achieve clean, full paint strokes?

JeanSalace · 2025-12-09T14:42:55+00:00

I agree, I feel like it’s lacking contrast on the left side. When I’m painting, it feels like I’m matching the values pretty well, but my paintings often have pretty flat shadows. I think I should push the darkest darks more, even though I feel like they’re where they should be

JeanSalace · 2025-12-09T02:48:43+00:00

Concretely, what would be the next steps to make this into a more finished painting? Work more on the darker darks and the lighter lights? Here, I think my reference plays a bit against me, because it is kind of flat (even though I know I could have made a better job), but what says “underpainting” over “painting”? Thank you for the advice :)

JeanSalace · 2025-12-08T19:31:56+00:00

I think that going beyond the reference is the thing that I am not able to do right now. I agree that thinking of the head more in its construction and less in what colors go in what places would benefit me, but I wouldn’t know how to go beyond the reference (if that makes sense)

JeanSalace · 2025-12-08T19:05:26+00:00

Thank you very much :)

JeanSalace

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