This class involves learning the complexities of painting directly from life. Dual emphasis on exploration paint and surface, as well as the figure will be developed. This course will cover the history and appreciation of contemporary painting and will cover a wide range of painting techniques. Students will work up to developing their own personal style within the confines of academic figurative art.
Your painting is very interesting! I love the background. It really makes the narrative like something out on a mesa, or an underwater scene. The colors of the background are also very captivating. The proportions of the body are almost perfect, and the palate of the body make the figure look almost iridescent. I wish the face was a little bit more detailed with a smaller brush, but overall the piece is great.
I agree with Lydia, I feel like the face could use some more detail. The rest of the body however, has been painted so nicely. I really enjoy the areas where you used just orange as the highlight. I like the simplicity of the hands. Awesome job on the highlights and shadows. The background is appealing, not just because the shade of blue is nice, but because you added the lighter blue as well. The cool blues, along with the green, make the figure stand out. Great job!
I'm conflicted on any narrative on this painting. On one hand, I don't read much into it. My first reading of it is that it's just a figure study with fun backgrounds, but the more I look at it the more I do wonder, "Is this model in a northern lights kind of area? What's going on in the background? Why this, why the red" Depending on what you wanted from the viewer (which I understand if you don't even want anything, because it's just a class painting) this can be unsatisfying. My eye continuously travels to the background-that little hill in the back there is so interesting and it's really well painted with beautiful saturation- but I have to consciously look at the figure. This could be really effective if the setting is important, but if you wanted the figure to be the focus then I think you may have to subdue your background a bit. Definitely neat, but I'm not reading the figure as the main focus of this painting.
I know you mentioned that that background was supposed to be a cast shadow but I like that it instead looks like he's outside, with mountains in the background, on a couch for some reason. It makes it feel fun and unique. More details in the face and hands would help the figure. I think the marks on the torso, could have been a bit more subtle, they seem a bit too dark and harsh on his skin to me. He seems well proportioned and grounded on the couch. I think you also defined the muscles on his arms and legs nicely. Some of the greens on his skin seem out of place, like the spots on his shoulder and elbow but maybe that's just me.
I really love how you rendered the background. It appears as he’s sitting on this couch in the evening or night time outside enjoying the nature. The contrast of using very bold bright colors definitely draws the viewer in. I really enjoy the use of color in the abs the most as you use so many varieties of color in reds, blues, yellows, to illustrate the light cast upon him. The face doesn’t seem to pop out as much as the rest of the body, so I feel that you could maybe add some more values and detail in on his face and neck area. I’d also suggest maybe adding more defined line just in his left hand to distinguish the fingers being separate. I really love your choice of palate and your background really is great.
the only piece I thought that the background expanded beyond what it was. color is really nice and use of darks is appealing to me. for some reason I think revising your composition and distance in which the figure lies could really improve this piece because your execution is good but overall looks strange in the space to me. overall really good work and I like watching you work and experiment
I think your rendering of light values stays very strong across the figure. I think your placement of temperature variations could use some work, but overall very solid, and I like the choice of colors in the figure. Definitely an interesting composition with the background, which is even more noticable with the spotlight effect that the figure has because of the way the background is painted. Overall it is a very intriguing and engaging piece with a solid foundation in proportions and basic rendering
I'm not sure if its the landscape or what, but the lighting reminds me of how someone would look like in front of an open fire. I love it! I feel like this painting has a narrative, being wild and young and yeah I fell asleep naked in the dessert. The one thing I would fix would be his left elbow. I think it just needs to rounded a little, somehow it appears flat against the top of the couch. Great painting love the background!
One of our assignments for this piece was to consider narrative and how we could incorporate it into a painting/study. On top of proportions, light and shadow, and color choice (all of which you handled excellently), i think you really really nailed the narrative. Multiple different story lines pop into my head when I look at your painting, and all of them keep me looking at and thinking about your painting. You've really captured your audience's attention.
i really like the atmosphere of this painting (makes me think of a science fiction frank frazetta). The body looks like it's made of clay rather than flesh, but i actually like it because of that. The only area i dislike is the lower left because i feel it does not add anything to the work, but i only noticed that when i REALLY looked at it.
I am drawn to your piece because of the vibrant color pallet, but upon further inspection, it seemed as though there is too much going on. The effects are great, but I would have like to see the colors a little more muted and blended, especially with the figure.
Your painting is very interesting! I love the background. It really makes the narrative like something out on a mesa, or an underwater scene. The colors of the background are also very captivating. The proportions of the body are almost perfect, and the palate of the body make the figure look almost iridescent. I wish the face was a little bit more detailed with a smaller brush, but overall the piece is great.
ReplyDeleteI agree with Lydia, I feel like the face could use some more detail. The rest of the body however, has been painted so nicely. I really enjoy the areas where you used just orange as the highlight. I like the simplicity of the hands. Awesome job on the highlights and shadows. The background is appealing, not just because the shade of blue is nice, but because you added the lighter blue as well. The cool blues, along with the green, make the figure stand out. Great job!
ReplyDeleteI'm conflicted on any narrative on this painting. On one hand, I don't read much into it. My first reading of it is that it's just a figure study with fun backgrounds, but the more I look at it the more I do wonder, "Is this model in a northern lights kind of area? What's going on in the background? Why this, why the red" Depending on what you wanted from the viewer (which I understand if you don't even want anything, because it's just a class painting) this can be unsatisfying. My eye continuously travels to the background-that little hill in the back there is so interesting and it's really well painted with beautiful saturation- but I have to consciously look at the figure. This could be really effective if the setting is important, but if you wanted the figure to be the focus then I think you may have to subdue your background a bit. Definitely neat, but I'm not reading the figure as the main focus of this painting.
ReplyDeleteI know you mentioned that that background was supposed to be a cast shadow but I like that it instead looks like he's outside, with mountains in the background, on a couch for some reason. It makes it feel fun and unique. More details in the face and hands would help the figure. I think the marks on the torso, could have been a bit more subtle, they seem a bit too dark and harsh on his skin to me. He seems well proportioned and grounded on the couch. I think you also defined the muscles on his arms and legs nicely. Some of the greens on his skin seem out of place, like the spots on his shoulder and elbow but maybe that's just me.
ReplyDeleteI really love how you rendered the background. It appears as he’s sitting on this couch in the evening or night time outside enjoying the nature. The contrast of using very bold bright colors definitely draws the viewer in. I really enjoy the use of color in the abs the most as you use so many varieties of color in reds, blues, yellows, to illustrate the light cast upon him. The face doesn’t seem to pop out as much as the rest of the body, so I feel that you could maybe add some more values and detail in on his face and neck area. I’d also suggest maybe adding more defined line just in his left hand to distinguish the fingers being separate. I really love your choice of palate and your background really is great.
ReplyDeletethe only piece I thought that the background expanded beyond what it was. color is really nice and use of darks is appealing to me. for some reason I think revising your composition and distance in which the figure lies could really improve this piece because your execution is good but overall looks strange in the space to me. overall really good work and I like watching you work and experiment
ReplyDeleteI think your rendering of light values stays very strong across the figure. I think your placement of temperature variations could use some work, but overall very solid, and I like the choice of colors in the figure.
ReplyDeleteDefinitely an interesting composition with the background, which is even more noticable with the spotlight effect that the figure has because of the way the background is painted. Overall it is a very intriguing and engaging piece with a solid foundation in proportions and basic rendering
I'm not sure if its the landscape or what, but the lighting reminds me of how someone would look like in front of an open fire. I love it! I feel like this painting has a narrative, being wild and young and yeah I fell asleep naked in the dessert. The one thing I would fix would be his left elbow. I think it just needs to rounded a little, somehow it appears flat against the top of the couch. Great painting love the background!
ReplyDeleteOne of our assignments for this piece was to consider narrative and how we could incorporate it into a painting/study. On top of proportions, light and shadow, and color choice (all of which you handled excellently), i think you really really nailed the narrative. Multiple different story lines pop into my head when I look at your painting, and all of them keep me looking at and thinking about your painting. You've really captured your audience's attention.
ReplyDeletei really like the atmosphere of this painting (makes me think of a science fiction frank frazetta). The body looks like it's made of clay rather than flesh, but i actually like it because of that. The only area i dislike is the lower left because i feel it does not add anything to the work, but i only noticed that when i REALLY looked at it.
ReplyDeleteI am drawn to your piece because of the vibrant color pallet, but upon further inspection, it seemed as though there is too much going on. The effects are great, but I would have like to see the colors a little more muted and blended, especially with the figure.
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