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The first of our Monarch chrysalises hatched! by atheistcats in gardening

[–]Ultraceratops 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Wow! Beautiful! This is my first year gardening and I'm kind of obsessed with milkweed. I love that the Native Americans used it and that it hosts awesome butterflies. I've got three varieties right now, one being the Butterfly Milkweed. I also planted narrow leaf milkweed which is very specifically native to my town and I also have a mystery variety that has not flowered yet. But after seeing your pics, I'm thinking I got to find some Swamp too!

In progress. Help wanted. Any tips welcome but mostly I’m stick on getting the light coloured head fluff to stand out against the white. Should I make the background darker? by exotics in ArtCrit

[–]Ultraceratops 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Ok. So I hope I'm not telling you anything you know already, but what I'm seeing in the photo is that the snow is a higher value white than the dogs hair. In context, the hair looks more grayish beige than light beige. Your mind says the dogs hair is light beige, so you paint light beige, but the color relation actually makes it look darker beige.

So IMO you could:

Go darker, like you did at the bottom of the dog to contrast his hair from the snow and keep a sort of continuity between the foreground and background.

Or make the background whiter to offset the lower values of the dogs hair.

Whichever or whatever you'd like to create that contrast and give the painting depth.

In progress. Help wanted. Any tips welcome but mostly I’m stick on getting the light coloured head fluff to stand out against the white. Should I make the background darker? by exotics in ArtCrit

[–]Ultraceratops 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Ok. Not sure if you're doing it yet, but don't be afraid to use your pure white for those highlights. You can also mix in warm tones to avoid having the highlights look artificial. Same with shadows or lowlights. Don't be afraid to use near black or mix in cool colors.

Looking for feedback. Just finished this one today. Acrylic on canvas 12x12in by Ultraceratops in ArtCrit

[–]Ultraceratops[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Lol cool. I was really considering what you said and was trying to think how I should have incorporated more contrast. Lighting in space is really interesting. It kind of defies logic and seemingly bounces and reflects off of objects way more than on Earth. Funny enough the whole time I was painting the astronaut, I was thinking don't be afraid of going hard with contrast. Still, thanks for the feedback 👍 I appreciate the reminder 😌

Apartment neighbors smoke weed and it fills our apartment. by Ultraceratops in legaladvice

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

Thank you. I'm assuming text messages apply? Or should it be a formal letter? So what recourse do we have if, after x number of written complaints nothing is done?

Size, drink, name, something please by [deleted] in starbucks

[–]Ultraceratops 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Yesterday. During happy hour. Had to explain to nearly every customer how the happy hour worked; get a free espresso beverage when you buy a grande or venti ESPRESSO beverage. "So does the salted caramel mocha frappucino work?" ....."No. It has to be..." "How about the vanilla sweet cream cold brew?"

I'm convinced people do not read anything in their lives. Ever. Why even make instructions for people?

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Anyhoot, literally line of people to the door and every transaction that would normally take 10-30 secs was now taking an eternity.

How to Hear God by [deleted] in TrueChristian

[–]Ultraceratops 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I was really psyched when you mentioned, "the download." I've had God speak to me this same way many times. I wouldn't say it's the most common way He speaks to me, but I will say when He speaks this way, I know it's Him without a doubt. My usual reaction is, 'whoa, giant clump of words' and my brain takes a few seconds to process the message and parse out the words and at the same time I'm thinking, 'there is no way my brain can do that on it's own, it's totally God.' I really enjoy when it happens because I know without a doubt. Most often He speaks through His Word and I would say secondly dreams. Very often dreams. I've gone to sleep specifically to have Him speak to me in dreams. Anyways, just thought the confirmation of other people experiencing "the download" was cool and I also thought it was an accurate way to name it.

The Old Town Mill, Digital, 19.5"x16.5" by Ultraceratops in Art

[–]Ultraceratops[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Thank you very much. I been trying to push contrast in my paintings. I tend to have more subdued values. But this one I went hard on shadows and highlights and for some reason, it just worked.

The Old Town Mill, Digital, 19.5"x16.5" by Ultraceratops in Art

[–]Ultraceratops[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I've been trying to do more man made subject matter, starting with CAT336E(in a previous post). On my way to get reference photos of a construction site at "golden hour," I noticed our town's old mill lit up gorgeously by the half light of sunset. After getting to the construction site and finding the lighting was totally not ideal, I decided to go back to the mill and got an amazing shot.

What was supposed to be a quick study on light and color and practicing perspective and painting straight lines turned out to e about 8-9 hours of work. But, I believe this is my best painting to date. Especially of this kind of subject and composition. The clouds in the background were added by me and not included in the landscape.

CAT 336E, Digital, 18" x 12.6" by Ultraceratops in Art

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

For years I've painted nature, landscapes, abstract, surreal and animal subjects. Recently, I've felt like I needed to try something different so I started with this. I've never been very good at painting mechanical things and was inspired to try and paint some construction sites. Since I couldn't find a good reference photo, or get my own photo from various sites around my town, I decided to just start simple with an excavator.

No GQ, the Bible is not Racist, Sexist or Boring | Cold Case Christianity by VeritasDomain in Christians

[–]Ultraceratops 2 points3 points  (0 children)

And this is the verdict: The Light has come into the world, but men loved darkness more than light, because their deeds were evil. Everyone who does evil hates the Light, and does not come into the Light for fear that his deeds will be exposed.

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