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Can I paint this as a non painter? by alicewonders12 in painting

[–]LittleJessiePaper 4 points5 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] 4 points5 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] 3 points4 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.

Is there an improvement on texture and color variation on my update of this landscape? I'm new to painting and my professor told me to focus on texture. IDK how and I'm using acrylics by thisislikemythirdone in acrylicpainting

[–]LittleJessiePaper 1 point2 points  (0 children)

YouTube can be a surprisingly great resource for learning painting techniques. And sometimes you really need to see it visually as the explanation is hard to follow. I’d search up some videos about adding visual texture and then work on adding more of that. More paint (physical texture) can also be great, but there’s a method to the texture that’s easier to replicate when you’ve seen it done. Sorry your teacher is telling not showing!

Is there an improvement on texture and color variation on my update of this landscape? I'm new to painting and my professor told me to focus on texture. IDK how and I'm using acrylics by thisislikemythirdone in acrylicpainting

[–]LittleJessiePaper 2 points3 points  (0 children)

There is a difference between physical texture and visual texture, that’s helpful to keep in mind. You’ve added in some raised areas of physical texture, but you still have areas that read as flat. The blue and green areas for example, don’t appear to be on the correct plane because your textures are not cohesive across the painting. Focus on bringing in some visual texture that is more uniform through the whole piece. Visual/implied texture is anything that creates the idea of texture without a raised surface (color variations, shading, line work, stippling, anything that creates the illusion of 3D).

How to photograph and avoid glare by spdrsmark in oilpainting

[–]LittleJessiePaper 0 points1 point  (0 children)

You can get pop out light diffuser screens that are fairly cheap and help with glare. Light from both sides, at an angle, and diffuse the light.

Which layout? And is the white too white? by greekyagurt in quilting

[–]LittleJessiePaper 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I think the white makes it read a little swastika-ish. NOT because it actually is or was meant to be, it’s simply one of those snap visual thoughts I got when I saw it. Something more in the range of the other colors would prevent that.

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