New brush sketch

New brush sketch
Comments

Lovely colour Fiona. The darks are not at all overdone. I like the way you've done those white twiggy bits in the foreground. Also, really good brush strokes, have you got a new brush by any chance? :)

I like it and I don't think you have gone overboard with the darks.

Yes, I have got a new brush Louise....how did you guess?! :) I'm still trying to get a middle ground with regard to the strength of paint. I either do wishy, washy or go over board with the darks. Thank you both for your positive comments.

A nice scene Fiona. Not overworked. Perhaps some grey-purple broken shadows across the road surface, to show the light is coming from the left. I often add a glaze of a darker shadow, right across the picture at the bottom. About 30mm up depending on the picture size. This seems to give a picture depth. I don't know why it works, but it does, especially if you get some hit and miss dry-brush effects. . HTH John

Hang on Studio Wall
31/03/2015
1 like
430 views

Done from a photo, have I been over indulgent with the darks?

About the Artist
Fiona Phipps

View full profile
More by Fiona Phipps