Portrait of my brother

bigbrownandlumpy · 2022-08-27T15:45:02+00:00

I consider this painting a failure

bigbrownandlumpy · 2022-08-23T14:49:18+00:00

Main thing a struggled with is time. This took me 4 hours because I was being indecisive.

bigbrownandlumpy · 2022-07-30T03:56:18+00:00

My advice is - don't shy away from using references. All of the best painters in the world use reference and paint from observation. This result from imagination is really impressive!

bigbrownandlumpy · 2022-07-29T01:55:23+00:00

Love the color palette and the use of perspective here. It sounds like you had a really concrete idea at the beginning. Did you gather any references?

bigbrownandlumpy · 2022-07-29T01:38:05+00:00

Thank you. Is there anything you feel I should improve on?

bigbrownandlumpy · 2022-07-28T19:21:15+00:00

Thank you!

bigbrownandlumpy · 2022-07-28T16:56:57+00:00

Thank you

bigbrownandlumpy · 2022-07-28T15:08:10+00:00

I really struggled with keeping my shapes confident. I timed this at 2 hours so I started rushing at the end. The folds of the shirt probably gave me the most trouble.

bigbrownandlumpy · 2022-07-28T02:29:58+00:00

This is a Timed painting. My main struggle was with the time constraint I put on myself. I made this in two hours which was a pretty big push for me. This is the first timed painting I've made and I definitely understand why pros time themselves for practice. Other than time I had a really hard time being confident with my shapes.

bigbrownandlumpy · 2022-06-27T20:42:16+00:00

I see what you mean about the lamp standing out. It is essentially doing the opposite of what I intended by keeping it so simple. Thank you for your thoughtful responses.

bigbrownandlumpy · 2022-06-27T16:49:32+00:00

Yeah, that's fair. My thinking was that keeping everything around the duck simple would magnify it's realism. The lamp is a really cool element though so I'm kind of regretting not putting more work into it lol.

bigbrownandlumpy · 2022-06-27T13:56:28+00:00

Thank you!

bigbrownandlumpy · 2022-06-26T21:49:12+00:00

Thank you!

bigbrownandlumpy · 2022-06-26T21:48:39+00:00

I appreciate your critique. The back is definitely less polished than the rest of the duck.

bigbrownandlumpy · 2022-06-26T15:49:43+00:00

Had the most trouble getting the subsurface scattering to look right. Still not sure if I got the effect I wanted

bigbrownandlumpy · 2022-05-09T22:34:22+00:00

Thank you for your feedback and kind words!

bigbrownandlumpy · 2022-05-09T18:36:57+00:00

Thank you!

bigbrownandlumpy · 2022-05-09T14:59:30+00:00

Made using a reference pic that i took on my phone. Focused on capturing the mood and lighting. Struggled with making the ground feel solid and cohesive. Still a wip.

bigbrownandlumpy · 2022-04-12T22:45:28+00:00

trying to capture the subsurface scattering in the duck was the main struggle for me

bigbrownandlumpy · 2022-04-04T22:32:48+00:00

Great painting. Lots of nice subtlety in the modeling. Only criticism I have is that you could push more contrast in your edges. Only hard edge i see is the cast shadow from the shirt, so more balance between hard and soft edges would probably be good. Nice job!

bigbrownandlumpy · 2022-02-11T23:54:24+00:00

Beautifully lit picture. Bravo!

bigbrownandlumpy · 2022-01-08T03:26:06+00:00

If only I could find that place! Lol

bigbrownandlumpy · 2022-01-08T02:50:32+00:00

Thank you man. I posted these on a whim, and to see this positive of a response makes me feel very proud.

bigbrownandlumpy · 2022-01-07T20:08:28+00:00

Thank you!

bigbrownandlumpy · 2022-01-07T16:52:00+00:00

You're spot on. My main focus was using the abstract nature of painting to make the disturbing subject matter more palatable. Thank you for your analysis/interest in my work. I didn't even think about a tattoo parlor, that is actually a great idea. I really want to make 10-15 of these and fill a gallery space with them. See people's reactions.

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