From the church to the downtown drinking establishments! Miz Dee and I opted for staying outside to soak up some sunshine and atmosphere. I've always loved these old-timey phone booths that dot the downtown area. The view I really wanted to draw of this one would have had me sketching in the middle of the street. Phooey. I'm sure the local constabulary would have frowned on that. Plus, I don't have enough life insurance to play in traffic.
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Process notes:
I need to find a different method for rendering tree canopies. Mine look like they were drawn by a second-grader. Sigh.
3 comments:
I love your painting, especially the buildings and phone booth. Phone booths are becoming a historical artifact I think!
Can't help much with the trees. Maybe pick three shades, dark, medium and light and just map out the areas that you see when you squint? I haven't had much practice with trees. I don't think yours detracts from your picture as it's more of a backdrop/fill-in. The buildings command all the attention.
If you figure out trees... please please please share the trick to doing them... mine are all horrid yours aren't that bad.... but I know what you mean about needing a good 'shorthand' that says tree.
I've pondered a bit on the tree thing. I think what isn't working is the branches in the middle of the leaf blob. No branches would have been an improvement.
Next time I think I'll try a different outline too, maybe a series of 'u's or 'w's, like this uuuuuuu in little curved clusters. I read about that somewhere. Will have to go find it again.
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