21 - Seashells on the Beach

[brony]

  i think i like my shell painting now after all your beautiful comments. i will get on with continuing  with learning my still lifes now!!!!

[brony]

  thats looks so awsome. well done. i found my attempt rather nerve racking to b quite honest.

[brony]

  looks  so amazing. u have now encouraged me to do another seashell in my own composition just love it!!!!

[Zilpa]

  Val, Bhavna and Brony. I tend to try doing most of the tutorials using my own photos or ideas so that if they work out well I can show them without having to worry  about copyright etc. 

[Bhavna]

Thanks Harwant and Brony for lovely comments

[nolan]

  with the next one

[nolan]

well done Brony, I also think you have done a marvelous job, the details are amazing
I especially like the sunken shell

[Zilpa]

Thanks Nolan. 

[Katiew]

Hi
I was wondering if the same  splattering principle can be applied to a sandy beach thats further away not so close up (i.e., thicker paint = smaller grains of sand) if I am painting a painting with sand thats further away can I get the same sand effect using the splattering technique and maybe just use three tonal values instead of five or six?  Any suggestions appreciated.   

[ImBatman]

Katie

I guess it depends on the distance you are indicating in your painting.

If the distance top to bottom of the painting indicates a couple of metres on the beach, then detail would be fine, but the further the distance you are showing (ie say 500 metres down the beach) then the detail isn't necessary.

Batman.

[Katiew]

 

[nolan]

you bet, I do it all the time. Just remember also the to adjust the size of the splatter to compensate for the distance - smaller splatter the further away etc. otherwise you end up with huge round rocks in the distance

[Katiew]

Hi there
When painting foam onto wet sand on the beach but its not close up like the seashell painting instead, the sand is say 20-50-100mtres away

A/ do I use the same foam brushing technique as close up?

B/ What size brush at this distance?

C/ Do I still paint in a shadow line first even at this distance or should I just add some shadows after?


 

[nolan]

at that distance, all you will see is pretty flat colour and no detail

you can still paint the shadow first, I find it easier to do that. then look for the leading edge of the foam, it will be slightly darker than the main (top / flat) body of foam. That shows the height of the foam.

If you are painting flat foam that is just lying on the beach (not rolling in) then it won't have a leading edge, so just drag it in with a bristle brush

The brush size will depend on the area you need to cover and the size of the canvas.

[Katiew]

Thank you Nolan