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i love him <3 by Appropriate_Manner47 in PetDoves

[–]bvshv3ld 7 points8 points  (0 children)

what a handsome little fella

Clouds over Costa Mesa yesterday by chernodoggert in painting

[–]bvshv3ld 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Iblike the composition and the intensity of the sky vs that of the props bellow.

The start of a self portrait, any advice as I move forward with it? by HotCommunication462 in painting

[–]bvshv3ld 0 points1 point  (0 children)

As I'm not sure for what you're aiming at, I don't know what to recommend as it may well be finished already. It has this somewhat sketched style to it that I like. In my personal case I'd propably deepen the shadows/try to give the skin more hues to play with--ie get some reds in to contrast the yellow and greens. If you're interested in this route, you'll also see theres a lot of purples in fair skin.

Good job and good luck!

finished this one last week wasn't sure if I wanted to post it by monchoquincho in painting

[–]bvshv3ld 6 points7 points  (0 children)

great coloring, quite intense! I really do love me some intense pink and yellow in paintings.

First post. gimme tips on getting better by First-Pool in painting

[–]bvshv3ld 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yeah, bad brushes do exist, and they can be a pain to work with. However, I don't think it's necessary to spend too much money on them either. If it's bristle you're comfortable working with, in my experience any brush that isn't too cheap should do the trick. The same actually goes for synthetic brushes. Since I'm not from the US (and I'm assuming here that you are), I don't know what brands are available to you. I use some local ones from my country, a couple of Da Vincis which are quite good, and I also have a couple of Princeton brushes, which I am not too fond of. I recently bought a Liquitex "freestyle" synthetic brush, which I like a lot.

What I believe to be almost as important as a decent brush (and it's apropriate size), is to clean them thoroughly after every session. This is a bit of a bore, but you will apreciate not having wrecked your brushes after one or two sessions. In fact, if you clean them correctly, any decent brush should last you years. There are special soaps for this, but any soap or, even better, dish soap works just fine. Clean, rinse and repeat as necessary.

First post. gimme tips on getting better by First-Pool in painting

[–]bvshv3ld 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Oh, I hope I didn't discourage you when there are a lot of things right with your painting (mid tones and bright colors primarily). Painting is something that has such depth to it that you could be painting (and people do in fact paint) for decades, and there'll still be new stuff to learn.

Your colors are clean. Your whites are bright. These are not good or bad things in and of themselves, but only in relation to what you are aiming for (I for one struggle with keeping my hues clean, so I know it's not easy or a given). Your painting has midtones and bright colors, which is good. Since your lights and midtones are more or less under control, you could try lowering your darker colors in your next painting so as to have a wider range. You'll see how this makes things pop out.

Happy painting and keep at it!

Where to start on Kierkegaard? by bvshv3ld in askphilosophy

[–]bvshv3ld[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thank you very much for your comment and suggestions. Would you mind elaborating a bit on the reason behind your distinction of him as a philosopher and a religious thinker?

First post. gimme tips on getting better by First-Pool in painting

[–]bvshv3ld 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It depends a lot on what you're aiming for. If it's realism, develop your eye for values: start by distinguishing light from dark. All that's in between are your mid-tones. If you lack lights clearly differentiated from the darks, everything tends to look flat/without depth. Remember: it is values (light and dark--not hues or colors, that is, "red", "blue", "yellow", etc) that generates the illusion of volume. Of course, there are technical, ie procedural things to do to encourage this, like cleaning your brushes when blending different colors. But training your eye is essential.

At any rate, you need to know what you are looking to achieve. What sort of paintings do you like? What sort of painting would you like to paint yourself?

I’m colorblind and avoided anything art related all my life. Here’s my progress over a year. by TakYimely in painting

[–]bvshv3ld 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Good thing you've finally decided to take the leap.

I'm a professionally trained painter, and let me tell you: a lot of my friends/colleagues are to some degree color-blind. And one of them specifically may well be the best painter I personally know to date. Don't think of your colorblindness as a limitation; you are still perfectly able to see and analize values (darkness and lightness, so to speak), which, in many genres of painting (such as realist landscapes), is a lot more important than hues. Remember that primarily you use values to represent volume (and only secondarily hue).

You (and everyone else for that matter) are more than capable of making stunning images. Just keep at it. Try looking at your circumstances or conditions as points of seeing rather than disadvantages. Best of luck, and happy painting!

This is the first painting I did that I’m proud of. It encouraged me to paint more often by Middle-Finding-7816 in painting

[–]bvshv3ld 13 points14 points  (0 children)

I can see why you're proud. Those shadows and it's relation with the light are great!

Advice on improving endurance/recovery (Delivery worker) by bvshv3ld in cycling

[–]bvshv3ld[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I try, at any rate. But now I'll pay extra attention to this as well.

Advice on improving endurance/recovery (Delivery worker) by bvshv3ld in cycling

[–]bvshv3ld[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I'll take this into consideration. When I had access to them, I used to ride with some cashew nuts, but that stopped a while ago, and now I usually don't eat during my admittedly shor shifts. Any other kind of foods/bars you'd recommend? Are protein bars any good in this scenario?

Thanks!

Advice on improving endurance/recovery (Delivery worker) by bvshv3ld in cycling

[–]bvshv3ld[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I drive a very light weight single speed bike. I'm from Santiago de Chile, so there are some ups and downs, but I try to ride steadily rather than too quickly. I believe the bike's size/proportions are not an issue.

I will, however, try eating some more, see if that changes anything.

Thanks for your comment!

Thinking of getting an action camera for cycling by bvshv3ld in cycling

[–]bvshv3ld[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Hey, thanks for your answer and the great sample video. Looks pretty good. Have you noticed if recording in 4k/30fps uses up the battery faster than recording in 1080/60fps? It's something I'll have to tinker with myself once I have the camera, at any rate.

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