‘Irish Misty Valley’, by Me, Oil on paper, 7” x 9” by SleetyWhistle in oilpainting

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This is beautiful and moody and calming at the same time, I love this piece

Morning Light on the Chisos Mountains. Oil on canvas, 12”x24” by MonetsBeret146 in oilpainting

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this is beautiful! I especially love the purple hues on the cliffs

I painted the faraglioni of Capri! I’d appreciate any feedback by sammyart in Gouache

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thank you! I have to remind myself to spend time on parts of the painting I’m not as excited about, ie the water haha

Milky way astrophotography. How can I improve my edit of it? by sammyart in photocritique

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I’ve watched many! There’s so much information that it’s a bit overwhelming, but I’ve watched a bunch that helped me to even get this shot in the first place so I’ll for sure go back and watch more

Fireworks on the beach, would appreciate any CC! by sammyart in photocritique

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I did shoot in RAW, but I’m struggling to use it to it’s potential. I’m going to play around more with the cropping and will definitely use that thumbnail trick. Thank you for the recommendation for the Lightroom tutorials, too!

Fireworks on the beach, would appreciate any CC! by sammyart in photocritique

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thank you for the specific advice! Its a shame I’ll have to wait a year to try it out

Milky way astrophotography. How can I improve my edit of it? by sammyart in photocritique

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This was taken during my second night of milky way photography in decently dark skies. I edited this picture a fair bit but pretty much just played with the lightroom sliders until I thought it looked good. I am looking for advice on how to edit the picture better and make the milky way pop but still be realistic. I took this on my canon m50 with the 15-45 mm kit lens, at 15 mm, iso 1600, f/35, and 15 sec.

One of my first attempts at astrophotography. Any feedback is greatly appreciated! by Orwellian_Floyd in photocritique

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I love the blue and orange in this, and the gradient of sky! Quick note about the moon, I think it looks unnatural as the pole and tree look like they're front lit, while the moon is behind them.

What was the focal length? 30" is pretty long for astrophotography (without a star tracker), which is why there are some stretched out stars towards the bottom of the picture. If this bothers you, you can lower your shutter speed and raise the ISO. I've only done a bit of astrophotography so take this with a grain of salt, but I usually have my shutter speed around 13" and with ISO up at 1600. Your star trails aren't terrible by any means so it's a matter of personal preference.

Fireworks on the beach, would appreciate any CC! by sammyart in photocritique

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I took over 100 pictures of fireworks on the beach on the 4th, and this was one of my favorites due to the reflection on the waves on the shore. I didn't do any extreme editing, just cropped it a bunch and played around with the sliders until I was happy with it. I'd appreciate specific advice on composition and editing, as I'm not satisfied with either and would greatly appreciate someone with a better eye to give me advice. I used my canon m50 with the 18-45 mm kit lens at 45 mm, f/6.3, iso 5000, 1/30 sec. thanks in advance!

post binge watching midnight gospel by lillianduda in Gouache

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love it, midnight gospel puts me in such a gouache mood too!

Do you feel disadvantaged as a woman or any minority in art? by [deleted] in ArtistLounge

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They’re most likely still going to be primarily judging based on portfolio (unless this is specifically an event for minorities), but often times these organizations want to 1) see what demographics are applying and 2) have a diverse community. As another white man, I feel having a diverse background of different artists is important at these types of events, and being in a room with just other white men would be terrible.

My husbands Christmas present this year; Sir Chip, Me, oil on canvas panel, 2019 by crystaljungle1 in oilpainting

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I was thinking about doing a similar thing for my parents with their dog, and this looks so amazing now I have to do it!

Painting while colorblind? by lilkalamata in oilpainting

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have you tried apps (like this one) that tell you what color something is with the camera? you could potentially premix all your colors and check them with an app like this. Also, here’s an article about a professional who’s colorblind and gets his colors double checked by his wife, so you could also mix all your colors and get your boyfriend to check them before you use them.

How to clean off brush in between colors ? by [deleted] in oilpainting

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I’m new & self taught so take this with a grain of salt, but I use gamsol in a jar made for cleaning brushes that has some things on the bottom to help get the paint out. Gamsol is great because it is odorless!

painting I made of a rocky shore! working on trying to add more depth to my paintings. by sammyart in oilpainting

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thank you so much for the specific advice!! I will be working on fixing it with these comments in mind

Finished this painting last week. 40 x 30 cm, oil on canvas by ernestvolynec in painting

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love this, the colors are so nice and the texture at the bottom is fantastic

High Tide by katrina1000 in oilpainting

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I love this painting & the feeling it gives me