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Thank you Helen and Sandra , I managed to do a bit more this afternoon and concentrated on the centre panel.
I started to work on the right hand one but needed to stop , good job as I and struggling with this one more than the other as there is little shadow in the photo and very few lines on the bark as it’s wafer thin in reality. I’m only using the phone photo ps to help with the shapes of the tree trunks so don’t know why in worrying about the shadows .
Still wanted a challenge and this is certainly proving to be one , good to have started with the easier ones to practice on.
My next challenge is what colour to paint the background, thinking it would be better if all were the same colour but again not sure.
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Thank you Helen and Sandra , I managed to do a bit more this afternoon and concentrated on the centre panel. I started to work on the right hand one but needed to stop , good job as I and struggling with this one more than the other as there is little shadow in the photo and very few lines on the bark as it’s wafer thin in realityI love the way this has prgressd Paul. You will of course decide what you want to do with the background, but for myself I would not like to see it to detailed, I don't think it should compete with the beautiful way you have captured the details of the bark. To me the plain blue is fine. Great work Paul.. I’m only using the phone photo ps to help with the shapes of the tree trunks so don’t know why in worrying about the shadows . Still wanted a challenge and this is certainly proving to be one , good to have started with the easier ones to practice on. My next challenge is what colour to paint the background, thinking it would be better if all were the same colour but again not sure.
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My dilemma isn’t about what to do with the background as I decided in the begin would be one single colour with no detailing at all, what colour to use is the issue . I’m thinking of using the same colour on all three panels , a dark colour is on my mind and I keep heading towards Prussian Blue , I used it very effectively as the background colour on a horse painting a while back . I need to be sure before I start ad it will be difficult to change half way through. On open to suggestions even if I don’t use them it’s good to have other ideas to play around with.
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Thank you Tony for your advice I really appreciate it and value your opinion. I think once I’ve finished the right hand panel I will then have more of an idea of what colour to use , I write like the current blue and I think I have subconsciously painted the trees to fit that background colour interesting how we do these thing .
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Thanks Norrette it a colour I don’t use very often but one I do like . I’m absolutely useless at anything to do with phone and iPads etc I get my eight year old granddaughter to shod d on the iPad and my thirteen year old granddaughter put me right on the Chromebook as she uses one every day at school.
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I don't think you really need to do much more, if anything at all - this works brilliantly just as it is.
On Prussian Blue - it's a devil of a colour to control in oil, I'm a lot happier with it in watercolour; the alternative, which some recommend because they say it's more lightfast (I'm not convinced about that... Prussian Blue varies a good deal in that respect) is Pthalo/Monastral/Monestial/ Winsor/Thalo/Phthalocyanine (all the same stuff) blue; but it tends to be sold these days in green or red shade: I preferred the Pthalo straight - like my brandy! - but if you can find it, it's not unlike Prussian, but minus the slight bronzing effect (which I rather like).
Jacksons' own Pthalo Blue is really good - but maybe this isn't a good point at which to switch colours; try it in your next painting, assuming you haven't already. It is REALLY strong, but a lovely clear, clean colour.
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I agree with Tony that the lovely light blue you've used, and painted the trees to fit the colour, looks really good. Reminds me of a lovely wintry sky on a sunny day (I think that the trees are leafless, and our winter skies here are a lighter blue than summer). Robert's advice is good too, it works brilliantly as it is (I think the RH panel will be toned to match the other two).