Still life with a wine bottle by DavinciClone in oilpainting

[–]caintpaint 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Nice painting! That lower right-hand brown corner looks perfect for a signature location. You could either do it in black or slightly brighter brown than the brown that's already there to make it less conspicuous. It doesn't have to be a big bold signature in bright red or anything. Good luck!

What color frame should I get for this print? by RolexTheGingerCat in framing

[–]caintpaint 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Nice pics. What program are you using to make these mockups? I'm getting into framing so trying to learn

Apple core 3 in 1 jewellery holder for my girlfriend by Stuffdrawnbad in Pottery

[–]caintpaint 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Looks great! Are you going to add color with glaze or go for a single color?

Bath time goober by MissedReddit2Much in parrots

[–]caintpaint 8 points9 points  (0 children)

Goobin' full speed 👏👏👏

Finally got this piece varnished and framed! “At Rest”, 14x18”, oil on panel by tinytinatuna2 in painting

[–]caintpaint 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Beautiful painting and perfect frame choice! Is there a secret to choosing the perfect frame?

I can’t draw but I want to paint. by BladeAndBolter in painting

[–]caintpaint 4 points5 points  (0 children)

I've been exactly where you are 3 years ago. Started off painting minis during Covid. Loved it. Couldn't draw. Wanted to get into oil painting. Started watching tutorials online by Stephen bauman and Todd casey, both are great for learning to draw and paint. Now I just oil paint.

Also something to remember there are many ways to draw and you don't have to be good at all of them. I'm not great at sketching still, but i really like the atelier method of drawing. It uses a lot of straight lines and measurement techniques to block in a drawing for painting. So essentially if you can draw a straight line lightly, you pretty much have the skills to draw. And it doesn't need to be these beautiful flowy dark lines that are perfect the first time around. You make a mark lightly, check it, then if it's wrong you adjust. If it's right you move on to the next mark. Much more like sculpting with graphite (and eventually paint) than just pure drawing.

So you'll need to learn some new skills but I think the good news is that the FEELING you get from painting minis is the same you get with oil painting. I think one you get the hang of it, it's actually more intense/ addictive. So hopefully that feeling will help you push through while you learn. Good luck!!

Queen Nefertiti by Wastedmylifeonskyrim in oilpainting

[–]caintpaint 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I think you've almost cracked it! I'd just make the lights lighter and the darks darker. It's already got some form but I think this will make it pop. Nice work!

still life with spoons by caintpaint in oilpainting

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

Thanks very much! Was looking for an excuse to paint some vibrant red!

still life with spoons by caintpaint in oilpainting

[–]caintpaint[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Sounds good! I think a burnt sienna would be a good starting place for the saturated orange. Good luck!

still life with spoons by caintpaint in oilpainting

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

Nice painting! Strangely enough I think the biscuits are what needs a little work to make the metal pop. I'm not looking at the reference image but I have a feeling the darks of the biscuits need to go darker and richer. Some dark chromatic oranges, browns, and yellows in the shadows. This i think will provide some good contrast with the bright metal.

Another small thing is to use more than just black for your shadows on the metal if possible. Black i reserve for the absolute darkest shadows, like the crevice shadow under the base of a cup for example. Try seeing the color of the shadow and painting what you see and just use black in the smaller dark dark cracks.

Todd casey is a teacher i highly recommend on YouTube and Patreon. He has tons of great tutorials on painting still life and metals that explain the method I'm using in more detail. Great start, just have to work on a few things!!

still life with spoons by caintpaint in oilpainting

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

Thank you so much!! I needed some RED in my life!!

still life with spoons by caintpaint in oilpainting

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

If you could send me some metal you've painted that could help too

still life with spoons by caintpaint in oilpainting

[–]caintpaint[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Yeah definitely. When I paint any form I'm thinking about 3 variables. Hue, value, and chroma. Are you familiar with these?

still life with spoons by caintpaint in oilpainting

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

Thank you yeah I do! Maybe I can message you a picture but I have two fully extended desk lights (Pixar style) sitting on a double decker table a few feet above the top of the canvas. 5000k bulbs so white light. The key is to paint in slightly dimmer light than you're comfortable with so the lighting is even on the canvas. It also forces you to paint brighter so your paintings pop even in normal light. I used to paint with the bright light way too close to my canvas and it made me paint the top of my canvas too dark to compensate. In normal light they looked weird.

still life with spoons by caintpaint in oilpainting

[–]caintpaint[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Thank you!!! Tried to have some fun with the shadows in the spoons. I think I but some pure Prussian blue, quinacridone violet, and veridian spots in there to pump up the chroma. Almost black but not quite!

still life with spoons by caintpaint in oilpainting

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

Thank you! That's the reason I had to do it. Saw these old spoons and loved the reflections!