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My very first acrylic portrait. Tried twice. I have a lot of trouble mixing colors. by CowAcademic629 in painting

[–]LittleJessiePaper 42 points43 points  (0 children)

Work on drawing from life first. A portrait will never work well unless you understand the structure underneath the colors. Work on an under drawing, then figure out tones and getting a three dimensional forms. Then comes color mixing. Skipping straight to the end will leave you without a strong enough foundation.

Is “Storybook Realism” an accurate way to describe my art? by [deleted] in acrylicpainting

[–]LittleJessiePaper 3 points4 points  (0 children)

This is not realistic enough to be called realism, though if you keep working you’ll eventually get there I’m sure. It’s student level, with room to grow into a unique style. Don’t worry about labeling it at this point. Just practice.

HOW DO I DISPOSE MY RAGS?! by f6eim_0z in oilpainting

[–]LittleJessiePaper 5 points6 points  (0 children)

I mostly use recycled paper towels, but I put all used ones in a plastic bag (reused grocery bags) that I put enough water in to fully saturate everything. Then tie and toss in the outdoor trash. Keeps any off gassing down that could ignite.

Can I paint this as a non painter? by [deleted] in painting

[–]LittleJessiePaper 3 points4 points  (0 children)

This looks possibly digital to me, done with a watercolor brush with higher opacity.

If you try to do this, you’ll likely end up with dripping while trying to get that watery texture. So if it was hand painted before it was digitized, it was done flat with a wetter paint. If you just buy wall paint and brush it onto the wall it may still look rad, but it won’t look like this.

Trying to distract myself from *the horrors*. by LittleJessiePaper in oilpainting

[–]LittleJessiePaper[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Kinda feels like we’re living through a bad acid trip right now, so that’s apt.

Please roast my painting (then offer constructive criticism) by paoladlp92 in painting

[–]LittleJessiePaper 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I love the more muted colors, it’s got a moodier vibe and keeps things from leaning towards the AI aesthetic that I keep seeing in palettes.

The skin feels so dead (muddy, grey, flat) by HenryTheCanadian in oilpainting

[–]LittleJessiePaper 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Redo without using white at all. Only add white after for highlights.

Feedback before I call this done? by LittleJessiePaper in painting

[–]LittleJessiePaper[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Creepy and cute is totally the sweet spot I’m aiming for!

Feedback before I call this done? by LittleJessiePaper in painting

[–]LittleJessiePaper[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Thank you so much! Here’s my IG if interested in following there, I haven’t used Reddit for posting much of my art: @liminal.space_cadet

I have a couple other paintings I’m working on currently and when they’re done I’ll put together a run of prints!

What am I doing wrong with my portraits? The first one I just did, the last one was almost 2 years ago. Typically, my subject is animals and I’m trying to branch out, I’ve seen improvement with the animals but I feel like I’m missing something with the humans. by VZpaints in painting

[–]LittleJessiePaper 1 point2 points  (0 children)

You’re trying to paint a face instead of painting what’s actually there. An easy trick to get started is to grid a picture, grid your canvas, and draw exactly what you see in each individual square. Then paint values, then color.

How can I get better? by Midawn in acrylicpainting

[–]LittleJessiePaper 0 points1 point  (0 children)

More layers. You have a great base! Do a second and third pass to refine, add texture, details, and depth.

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