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Pastel Painting => Pastel Classes => Topic started by: dennis on March 02, 2014, 03:44:51 AM
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In order for me to easily find and answer queries about this Lesson I will appreciate it if everyone will keep these to this specific Lesson Posting only. This will also be of benefit to you as well in the future. Thanks
Template: None for this class - freehand drawing. I will be using the 300 gsm watercolour paper. Have a cup of water and a medium sized paint brush handy for this lesson.
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:smitten: Loved the class Dennis-great info on the figure ratios!
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Natalie WOW great painting really really well done figures as well O0 interesting class wasn't it O0
got into class late so no paintalong tonight, but will do one :yippee:
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Loved the class. Managed to keep up for a change.
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Thanks JennyLynn-class was an adventure today! Can't wait to see yours.
Jill-yours looks great, I wish I would have kept that sunny patch on mine-it really makes a difference.
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It was well worth the struggle to get in. Pastels just might still stand a chance with me! ;D
Wow... well done Natalie! :heeha: I'm going to have a go with my limited colours so no guarantees on this one...could get a bit garish! :eek: We'll see. ::)
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Good job Jill. Nicely done. O0 :clap: :clap: :clap:
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Wow, this was such an interesting class when things settled down. Poor Nolan, I felt so bad for you, your nerves must have been finished ... just one of those things that happen occasionally. Nevertheless, the lesson was fantastic, thank you Dennis.
Here is my paint a long ... my tree needs some attention for sure. No time to think about it. Patricia
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:clap: :clap: :clap: Natalie and Jill, you both did a fantastic job. Good for you. Patricia
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Nothing like a bit of panic and mayhem to keep me on my toes eh ;D
I have added the raw replay to your Unlocked classes list - forward to around 25 minutes in to get to the start of the class
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Natalie! Well done. I like the darker colors. I had difficulty with the small details today and always the frustration of working with a small pallet. I'm putting my order in with Santa now! A large set of pastels with all the values of the different colors. One can dream!
:thankyou: Val.
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Well done Patricia. My trees need work too. Good job on the figures. I think I might just do this one again and take a little more time.
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Please note that we have changed the name of the class to Figures in Pastel from Wood Carriers as we felt that this class name would be more meaningful
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:thankyou: Thank you Jill. I was thinking of re-doing the lesson too for I used pastel paper instead of watercolour duh :idiot2: !! Also, I didn't notice until I had uploaded the painting onto the forum that I cut half of it off. Geez, I tell you!
:thankyou: Nolan for all you do and did to get things back on track. Never worry for we always have the replays. Gosh, I could feel your nerves on edge on this side of the world and in my mind I was saying "calm down Nolan, calm down Nolan". Anyway, as I said, you handled it superbly. :clap: :clap: :clap:
Patricia
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Guys, kudos to you for keeping up with Dennis and getting such nice results! :clap: :clap: :clap: :clap: :clap:
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Good job Patricia, nicely done. :clap: :clap: :clap:
I missed the first 1/2 hour, but according to Nolan's post I didn't miss much at all! That makes you a real wizard Nolan! :heeha: All of your efforts are much appreciated by one and all. :yippee:
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:thankyou: Val, I too missed a lot but came in just when Dennis was finishing the body proportion parts. I really enjoyed the lesson. Patricia
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So may nice pastel paintings!!
Dennis, when will the pdf be downloadable?
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:coffee: A good nights sleep and some coffe and the pdf appears! Thanks.
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Hi everyone , love all your pastel :painting: :clap: :clap: :clap: , this is a nice medium, i will be enrolling maybe this fall. I want to do the dogs first.
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:thankyou: Danielle, you will love the pastels once you get into them. Just give yourself time with them and practice, practice, practice as Dennis and Nolan always tell us. Patricia
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O0, Patricia.
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This was a tough one. I think my pastels of varying softness,some of them are difficult to apply.
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Harwant,
Your pastel looks good despite your having not-the-best pastels to use.
aloha
mea
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Thanks Mea.These pastels are old and of various brands and sure have different consistency.
Harwant.
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Harwant, and excellent painting indeed :clap: :clap: :clap:
NOTE This post has me worried what had happened to the other painting posted.
Please DON"T make separate topics. ALL posts must be on the be in the original topic started by me.
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Very cooling painting :clap: :clap:
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Beautiful job Harwant! :smitten: I've read that the different minerals used for pigment colors handle differently-just one of those things I guess.
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SCORE!!! :heeha: I went digging in my art boxes for something for my classes.....and came across a large unopened drawing pad AND it says it's good for pastels!! I had forgotten I picked it up a couple of years ago in Martinique as Dennis had mentioned he would be doing pastels at a later date.
I've just downloaded the pdf for this lesson and going to give it a go. No guarantees on the colours...but what the hey...abstraction applies to pastels as well, right?! :2funny:
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Harwant, beautiful painting, nice details. :yippee: :yippee: :clap:
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:thankyou: Lisa,Natalie,Danielle ,and Dennis for your kind comments.
Dennis,sorry for starting a new thread,I just mess up the posting process.
Harwant.
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No problem. Just trying to keep the threads as smooth as possible. O0
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Finally I finished this assignement! :smart: But once again I used rough wc paper. Not a good choice. Makes painiting hard. >:( I also mangaed to create short legged and tall torso figures! :-\ Part of the learning process I gather?
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Fruhulda,
I really like this pastel. You achieved good depth between the grass in the foreground and background.
Excellent.
As for the people, they are just wearing long jackets in my eyes.
aloha
mea
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Thanks, mea. Your nice remarks is like cotton around my heart! :thankyou:
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Fruhulda,
I have never heard that expression before. "like cotton around my heart" Do you know its origin?
It's a lovely expression.
aloha
mea
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It is probably a swedish expression.
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:clap: :clap: :clap: Lovely painting Fruhulda. You did a great job. The man in my painting looked like he had Anorexia Nervosa. Patricia
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Thank you Patricia. I think Dennis said that you can put meat on the figures. Did you forget that?
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Fruhulda, knowing me, I probably didn't even hear Dennis saying that. I get so engrossed with the job at hand that I don't hear/see anything around me. Art has a way of doing that to me. Patricia
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I missed this lesson but will pick it up later. Good job everyone!
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I found this on a lot harder and now I have figure how to watch and paint with you got myself a tablet
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Good start on your figures in pastel, Pamela. Yes, painting while watching the video is not easy.
aloha
mea
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Nicely done, Pamela. You're getting the feel of the pastels now :clap: :clap: :clap:
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:thankyou: Mea :thankyou: Dennis
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:clap: :clap: :clap: Beautifuly done Pamela, it is a lot painting along side Dennis is it not.
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Pamela you have been doing a great job-I don't know how you remembered all the details without painting along. This one looks great!!
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:clap: :clap: :clap: Very nice Pamela. Patricia
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:thankyou: Daniella :thankyou: Ncwren :thankyou: Patricia
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Hola everybody,
This lesson was a surprise. I started as usual and then Dennis brought up the brush and water, plus human figures on sketch. Well, it was very enjoyable and learned a LOT!!! :thankyou:Dennis!!! Please comment!!
The boy seems a little bit flat on his belly!!
Cheers
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Looks great Juan! :clap:
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Juan,
Looks good, but you need to feed the boy some extra food to fatten him up.
aloha
mea
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Juan, you are pretty busy painting. Beautifull painting. :clap:
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:thankyou:Natalie, Mea and Danielle.
Mea, looks like his been walking a lot along with that woman!!!! :2funny:
Cheers
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Well done Juan Carlos! :clap: :clap:
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This was a wonderful lesson, what a great method for drawing people. I think I am getting used to the pastel sticks a bit more now because I was quite comfortable drawing these figures. Comments for improvement welcome.
I am going to continue doing a paintalong a day for the next week and a half as I am going away into the outback camping for a month and I am hoping to take pastels with me with a bit more knowledge on how to use them.
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Great painting, Sally :clap: :clap: :clap:
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Nice work Sally. :clap:
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Starting to feel more comfortable with pastels - loved that we could use a paintbrush and water! I've still a long ways to go so please send me any edit suggestions so i can keep learning!
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Sharon,
Love the brilliance of the colors!
aloha
mea
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Thanks Mea!!
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Well done Sally and Sharon. I am glad that both of you are getting along with pastels and one can tell how much you are putting an effort looking at your excellent work. :clap:
Is it my idea or some of us are drawing the hips of the boy very skinny? ;D
Pura vida
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This one looks really fun! You've both done a good job on it Sharonand Sally!
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Nice job Sharon :clap:
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:thankyou: Juan Carlos, Tania and Natalie!
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Dear Friends,
I had skipped this class because I did not have a brush. Now I have brush and I had a go. I used Canson Mi Teintes which is 160gr. I used very little water and drained the water with a kitchen roll. However my paper went out of shape after applying the water. I liked this technique and want to use it again. What should I do to stop paper losing its shape? I would be grateful if you comment.
Love
Selen
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I looked at your paintings and saw I am the only one with paper problem :) what am I going to do with thw watercolor classes in the future ? :)
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Selen,
Lovely pastel. Those people look happy to be walking in your painting.
aloha
mea
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Very good Selen, maybe a little foliage over the front of the tree would be good. This was a good lesson wasnt it. :clap:
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What I have done in the past with buckled paper is lay it on a smooth flat surface, carefully lay a sheet of paper over it and place some heavy books or whatever is handy for a day or two....and voila! flat paper. O0
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Very nice work Selen!!
I guess it all depends on how much water the brush is soaked in. Even when you water the pastel sticks, the paper deforms a little.
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Nice painting Selen, :clap: I agree with Sally you should add some leaf over the tree trunk here and there, it will look more natural.
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Sounds like the paper is good quality-maybe not as much water next time.
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:thankyou: for your comments.
Val my heaviest books are waiting on that painting :)
Mea what a nice tought ! Actually the scenes in the classes are so nice, I want to be in them too ...
Sally, Juan ,Danielle,Natalie, thank you for your advices. I will keep in mind.
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Lovely painting Selen
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Lovely painting, Selena :clap: :clap: :clap: You must use the very minimum of water n the brush - must be just enough to blend the dust. O0
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You must use the very minimum of water n the brush - must be just enough to blend the dust. O0
:heeha: AHA!!!! That's the ticket....I must be the only person in history to be able to get caulies with pastel! :doh: :2funny:
I'll have another go at this next time the pastels come out. ;D
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Mine did the the same thing the first time, it was a disaster. I don't think I posted it ,
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Great paintings, guys!! You did an excellent job. :flowers: :flowers: :flowers:
Val, you're a Hoot!! :)
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I can't find the templates for some of the lessons including this one - could someone point me in the right direction - I have found the pictures of the painting, body graph and pastel colour sheet etc but not the actual template
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There is no template for this lesson.
http://www.paintbasket.com/members/index.php?topic=5757.0 (http://www.paintbasket.com/members/index.php?topic=5757.0)
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Well I enjoyed doing this one but I'm not happy with the result. Too many things which could be improved I think!
Never mind, I will try again another day :)
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Carey,
Trying is winning. Good on you.
Other than the overzealous tree trunk, the rest of the painting looks good. Your girls are well done.
You are making good progress.
aloha
mea
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:thankyou: Mea
The tree is where it all went wrong lol. I fixed it as best I could but am still not happy with it.
However, I did think that my figures weren't too bad......and that was the point of the exercise lol ::)
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Carey,
If the figures were the focus of the lesson, you nailed it!!
aloha
mea
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:thankyou: Mea
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Excellent apart from the tree trunk :clap: :clap: :clap: Just tone it down and add some leaves over parts. The branches are much too think - they get very much thinner towards the tips O0
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:thankyou: Dennis. I will try to fix the tree again but I have a feeling a brand new attempt might be easier :D
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By all means do another one, but first try to fix this one - practice in fixing up any future drawings. Even professionals need to fix parts of their own paintings at times.
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Carey...great job on your figures. If you can just 'tone down' your tree, it will be perfect. You are 'getting the hang' of the pastels....aren't they fun?
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:thankyou: Dennis and Tousabella.
I couldn't resist having a go at attempting to to fix my tree.....However, daylight has now gone here, so I will wait until the morning to take another photo and post again.
Dennis - perhaps the art of being able to 'fix' is part of being an artist >:(
Tousabella - I am totally enjoying using pastels as a medium. Fun and frustration can be found, all at the same time lol :2funny:
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I think my attempt to fix the tree has improved my picture?
Any further suggestions for improvements will be gratefully received O0
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Carey,
Yes, that's much better now.
Main thing is that you learned not to make a tree in that manner again, so you can move on.
If you practice trees for a while, you will feel more comfortable with them. I still struggle with trees, but am determined to master them. Wish they were all alike - so many different shapes to learn.
aloha
mea
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:thankyou: Mea. This tree definitely got the better of me! Practice, practice, practice on trees required O0 O0
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The things we learn along the way. :clap:
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Yes Bellarina.....I'm learning something new every day O0 O0
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Very good!!! Yeah....Practice, practice. LOL I have trouble 'fixin' too, but as we go along, I can "see" what I have to add or take away. It's so much fun!!
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Agreed Tousabella O0
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Look at the difference now :clap: :clap: :clap:
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Thank you Dennis O0
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Here is the result of my attempt (struggle) to draw the figures.
I should have put the persons more to the right in the picture, but they moved faster than me ;)
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Vidar,
Nice work on this.
You really did capture their brisk pace. I really sense their movement.
Maybe add some leaves to cover some more of the trunk at the top. Either that, or a strong wind sheered them all off!!!!
The distant mountains appear to be all the same tone. Try varying to give some more distance.
aloha
mea
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great job on the figures Val.. also on the grass in the foreground
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:thankyou: to all for the feedback :)
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:thankyou: Lisa
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Vidar,
Your figures are very well proportioned and the tree with very nice detail. COngrats.
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:thankyou: Juan
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Lovely Vidar, your little people are well done. :clap: :clap: :clap:
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Ok so this is my attempt for this lesson. I was a little stressed as it wasn't working out the more I tried to correct it the worst it got. I was wondering having the paper 160 gsm does that make it more awkward when using water to it
Any way thanks Dennis
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Very nicely done O0 I would just suggest a few more leaves across the front of the tree. Great job on the people. :clap: :clap: :clap:
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:thankyou: :thankyou: Val and Win I was so ready to conveniently miss place it as using the paintbrush just wasn't working and I don't wont to just blame the brush this was my 3rd attempt and the other two made it in the bin I'll fix the leaves and leave it alone lesson 9 here I come
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My final attempt possibly still more leave but its over for me with this one
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Good work Lajets.
I would go a little more darker on the foreground to contrast the grass where the people are walking by. Just a thought.
:painting: O0