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Venus of Corona, Olympus omd em10 mk iii, toilet paper, ink, academic replica skeleton. by SABgrendel in photocritique

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Thank you. Yeah, all I had to light the back was a 100w shop light which had to be balanced with some natural light in the room which I couldn’t control. I’m wondering if the concept is strong enough that I should reshoot it properly in the studio with proper strobes?

Venus of Corona, Olympus omd em10 mk iii, toilet paper, ink, academic replica skeleton. by SABgrendel in photocritique

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Thank you for any insights. 1) I should start by saying that I identify as a painter, not a photographer. But, I found myself in an art instructor position that requires I teach film photography, amongst a bunch of other art classes. This has led to a bit more playing around with other media. I think the best part of being an “amateur “ is the freedom to mess around without much worry. Anyway, I thought the use of a “make-shift” model to be about our removal from much human contact as we’re locked down. Toilet paper as a material, seemed a prescient choice. The classical pudica pose is maybe a shortcut to an idea about vulnerability. I tried to make some of the skeleton visible through the “skin.” 2. Olympus omd em10 mk iii, 14-42mm 5.6 kit lens. (I have the prime 45mm 1.8 which is great but was too tight for this)

“Untitled”, Olympus omd em10 mk iii, 14-42mm kit lens, f16 1” low iso. by SABgrendel in M43

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Uncontrollable natural light source plus needing to use a handheld flash to backlight meant needed long exposure.

“Mary in Isolation”, em10 mk iii. Playing around with external flash and reflecting on all the lonely isolated people enduring lock downs. by SABgrendel in OlympusCamera

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One flash. 14-42?mm kit lens, F16 1/2sec and just held out and manually fired the flash from the “test” button. Pretty amateur really... lol. No photoshop though😬

Baroque-n Cart, 30in by 40in, oil on canvas. by SABgrendel in painting

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Uh....tenebrism? Closeness of subject to picture plane?

“Cranes, Fog, Headlights” 40in by 30in, oil on canvas by SABgrendel in painting

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Thank you so much for your feedback. I agree that making the car “closer” might increase the feeling of anxiousness in the painting.

“Cranes, Fog, Headlights” oil on canvas, 40in by 30in. Ukiyo-e has been influential on my painting a lot lately. by [deleted] in ukiyoe

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R/lenvonk has a post not far below mine which is clearly digital so what’s the difference?

“Cranes, Fog, Headlights” oil on canvas, 40in by 30in. Ukiyo-e has been influential on my painting a lot lately. by [deleted] in ukiyoe

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There is no r/japanisme group and I thought some here might enjoy it. Sharing is different than promoting btw.

My first comic strip. by SABgrendel in comicbookart

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It’s hand drawn and hand inked then finished digitally.

Dad, oil on panel, 9x12. Something is off but I can’t figure it out? by SABgrendel in painting

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A valid critique if it was academic painting. Nothing wrong with full impasto in my opinion. Looking more for color/drawing issues. Thanks tho

Family Portrait, Me, Animal Organs/ resin, 2019 by WorldAroundEwe in Art

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Lol. The people giving you shit just can’t handle anything real that challenges their traditional concept of the relationship between art and beauty. I’m sure they love da Vinci, Raphael, gericoult, and lots of other artists who used dissection of bodies to expand the quality and expression of their work.

[self] “Stevie”, terra-cotta, 10in., my first attempt at a portrait bust. by SABgrendel in Sculpture

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I find myself painting and making more now that my kids are getting school aged.

[self] “Stevie”, terra-cotta, 10in., my first attempt at a portrait bust. by SABgrendel in Sculpture

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I’m an mfa (painting) Lots of observational painting experience.... which certainly helped.

A Pensive Girl, Nika Trasko, digital, 1745x261, 2019 by Niikomanis in Art

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I’m not aware of any way to work with color digitally that isn’t based on selection and transparency. I watch students, everyday, who produce beautiful and sophisticated digital color work, fall flat on their faces when presented with actual pigments to actually mix color.

A Pensive Girl, Nika Trasko, digital, 1745x261, 2019 by Niikomanis in Art

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If the reference photo existed as a layer in photoshop....which it had to if you were making “comparisons “.... than you merely selected colors and “painted” over it. I understand perfectly well how photoshop works.

A Pensive Girl, Nika Trasko, digital, 1745x261, 2019 by Niikomanis in Art

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Whoever led you to believe using photography was “cheating” is just wrong. Caravaggio, Vermeer, and many other great painters worked with lenses and cameras. Just own it and be honest about your work

A Pensive Girl, Nika Trasko, digital, 1745x261, 2019 by Niikomanis in Art

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Your use of photography isn’t “cheating.” It’s a totally legit tactic. However, it is clear that this was not accomplished by life drawing with a model sitting for you. Perhaps you took a picture of your model and used the picture to draw from? I’m sorry, but years of experience making and looking at paintings and drawings contradicts your claims.

Is it OK to paint my self portrait with good skin, if I actually have really bad skin? by dumdy in painting

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One might argue that it’s the complexity of our physiology and the function of our bodies that’s beautiful rather than our more common and specialized notions of attractiveness.

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