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How can i improve this painting? Im thinking about making the sky blue instead
35 upvotes, 8 comments. Yik Yak image post by Anonymous in Share Your Art. "How can i improve this painting? Im thinking about making the sky blue instead"
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Anonymous 7w

You should keep the sky the same color but near the horizon line start at yellow move up the orange then end with red to make a sunset kind of vibe yk? Paying over the sky with white first because the yellow won’t pop since you already put a darker color down

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Anonymous 7w

Painting*

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Anonymous 7w

If this is meant to be at sunset, the water should probably be darker and not as vibrant

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Anonymous 7w

THANK YOU ALL

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Anonymous 7w

PLZ HELP ITS A GIFT FOR MY FRIEND AND I HATE HOW IT LOOKS RN

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Anonymous 7w

My thoughts 1. The bridge lacks dimension. The way you’ve underlined the light brown with darker brown is ambiguous and doesn’t really communicate the shape of the bridge. If the bridge is a simple wooden bridge then we should be seeing less of the light brown parts since we are looking at it almost directly on the same plane. 2. The bridge legs seem to sit in top of the water rather than in the water bc of the rounded ends. 3. The buildings also lack dimension. The tones you’ve used cont

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Anonymous replying to -> #2 7w

For the shadows, windows, main color, are kind of one-note. I’m assuming (?) this is supposed to be at dusk or dawn. And if so the shadows would be more exaggerated/drastic. Depending on where the sun is you might also expect to see some light reflecting from behind the buildings (if the sun is setting/rising from behind the buildings).

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Anonymous replying to -> #3 7w

that being said I LOVE the highlight on it it’s so cute

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