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    • annagv_artist
      annagv_artist last edited by

      Hello everyone! I hope you guys are all well.

      I would love some critique on my latest oil painting ๐Ÿ™‚ I am almost finished, but I feel like there is still something missing. The body of the horse is quite a large blank space and I am not sure how to make it more interesting and put more focus on the face. I was going for a more monochromatic colour palette.

      Thank you everyone, and stay safe โค

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      • Jeremy Ross
        Jeremy Ross @annagv_artist last edited by

        Hi @annagv_artist, so I hope you donโ€™t mind but I did a few mods to remove attention from the body since youโ€™re not happy with that in your piece.

        Portrait only
        CB136A12-7A51-4D48-AA0E-C4D1C6131B20.jpeg

        Gray background
        6C52CA37-488A-4A6E-BD81-5C6747EBDDEE.jpeg

        Blurred body
        1B6EE6CE-3FB5-4E95-ACBF-DC88DB1D6EF5.jpeg

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        • deborah Haagenson
          deborah Haagenson last edited by

          Hi - I think maybe you should have just one light source in a piece like this. That might help. Then maybe you didn't have a reference for this part of the horse. If it were me, I might get a 3D horse as a reference, shine a light on it where the light source is coming from. The head of the horse is beautiful!

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          • deborah Haagenson
            deborah Haagenson @Jeremy Ross last edited by

            @Jeremy-Ross I think the top one of your's is the best. The head is bigger. Maybe a smaller head and smaller body would work too.

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            • KathrynAdebayo
              KathrynAdebayo last edited by

              beautiful painting!

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              • annagv_artist
                annagv_artist @Jeremy Ross last edited by

                @Jeremy-Ross No problem, thank you so much for your input I really appreciate it ๐Ÿ™‚

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                • annagv_artist
                  annagv_artist @deborah Haagenson last edited by

                  @deborah-Haagenson That's a good idea with the 3D horse reference and only one light source. I will definitely give it a try. Thanks!

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                  • annagv_artist
                    annagv_artist @KathrynAdebayo last edited by

                    @KathrynAdebayo Thank-you! ๐Ÿ™‚

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