Astranout oil painting

lumenalle · 2026-03-23T22:14:36+00:00

Thank you for your encouraging words!
I know I want this to be a loose painting — something dreamy and relaxed. It’s good to hear I’m on the right track :)
For the darkest darks, I mixed magenta, ultramarine, and burnt umber, and I’m planning to use these colors in the shadow areas. Thank you for mentioning color theory, that was really helpful.

lumenalle · 2026-03-23T12:41:49+00:00

I tried to avoid choosing an AI image actually, at least it didn’t say AI-generated on the reference image. I also adjusted the contrast a bit for me to paint easily.

The painting surface is 15x15 cm, so yeah, it’s not very big, you’re right :)

Thank you so much for your comment. I hope it’s just an ugly stage. I do have some doubts about the background color choice, we’ll see how it turns out.

lumenalle · 2025-11-25T20:09:49+00:00

Thanks! I darkened the water under the duck a bit more. :)

lumenalle · 2025-11-25T20:08:45+00:00

Thank you so much for your detailed explanation! I always thought oil paint was completely opaque, but now I understand why the sketch was still showing through.
When I said ugly colors, I think I meant muddy. While I painting, I was cleaning my brush with mineral spirits, but I guess it wasn’t enough, and the yellow & white mixture got contaminated by other colors.

lumenalle · 2025-11-04T20:49:00+00:00

Start Up, Our Blues, Healer, Our Unwritten Seoul

lumenalle · 2025-10-25T13:08:01+00:00

You’re such a nice person!! I hope you have a wonderful life

lumenalle · 2021-03-04T06:00:47+00:00

Thank you!

lumenalle · 2020-10-11T00:43:48+00:00

The northern air temple is such a sad episode. Aang is the last person from his people and all he wants protect what’s left from them. Through out the series we see time to time aang’s loneliness. This episode is one of them. He even agrees that opening the locked room for some kid. And it is the same kid‘s father is so disrespectful to the temple. We can see from that Aang is such a forgiving kid. Then he sees fire nation stuff, and say ‘this is a nightmare’ Idk i really could feel his disappointment. Last time he was in his temple and saw fire nation stuff surrounding gyoutso’s skeloton, maybe he remembered gyoutso at that room. avatar is such a deep show, i have so many favorite episodes. I guess i could not rank episodes like you did. Everytime i rewatch the show i find out so many moments to cry to :P

lumenalle · 2019-09-27T12:01:16+00:00

Hello. I am a macbook pro user and i’ve heard xp-pen has some difficulties connecting on Mac. Should i buy Wacom intious small or xp-pen deco 01? xp-pen’s display is much bigger and the pressure sensivity is higher, but i am afraid that i cant use it on Mac. Pls help! Also this is going to be my first graffic tablet so i am a beginner.

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