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    • Rob Smith
      Rob Smith last edited by

      This was a piece I created last summer. I wasn't happy with the final painting and it almost ended up on the scrap heap. I pulled it out one day and went at it with ink pen, gouache, and color pencils.
      Sunset_kids.jpg

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      • Lee Holland
        Lee Holland last edited by

        I think thats a really great image Rob. Love the warmth you have all over.

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        • Leontine
          Leontine @Rob Smith last edited by

          @Rob-Smith well done!

          Leontine
          "A picture is worth a thousand words."

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          • Jake Parker
            Jake Parker SVS OG last edited by

            Hey Rob! Great to see you here.

            I love this piece. Well done.

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            • Rob Smith
              Rob Smith last edited by

              Thanks for your kind comments everyone.
              Jake its really great to have a forum connected with the SVS Learn site.

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              • Kendra Minadeo
                Kendra Minadeo @Rob Smith last edited by Kendra Minadeo

                @Rob-Smith Love those little kids and their red pops of color! Wonderful layering in the trees as well. I also like how the trees in the background sorta hang not quite touching the ground - its a bit ghosty or mystical. Lots of time and love went into this baby. Congrats Rob!

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                • Rich Green
                  Rich Green SVS OG last edited by

                  So glad you kept this piece around and revisited it. Really beautiful!

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                  • Lee White
                    Lee White SVS Team SVS Instructor Pro SVS OG last edited by

                    lovely piece rob. Very well done!

                    One thing I would like to suggest on an image like this is loosening the strokes of the trees as they get near the top of the page. Contrast will always draw attention and that will be exaggerated with sharp edges. You want your focal point to be lower near the kids. So if you added those branches with wet in wet technique instead of wet on dry it would soften it up top while still giving you the chance to show tree detail.

                    SVS Faculty Instructor
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                    • Rob Smith
                      Rob Smith last edited by

                      Thanks Lee! I really appreciate your comments and critique.

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                      • Thrace
                        Thrace last edited by

                        Beautiful painting!

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                        • Charlie Eve Ryan
                          Charlie Eve Ryan Pro SVS OG last edited by

                          Rob...waves HI!! 😃 This is really beautiful! Love the light and trees.

                          Happy Creating
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