I had the idea to do a beach landscape because this picture means something to me and I thought it could be really interesting since I've never done a beach front scene. I didn't sketch this out because of the time we had to do the piece, however on the actual canvas I cut the canvas into eights so that I could map out where everything was. This piece was really fun to paint with all the leafs and I decided to use acrylic instead of oil so that I could paint the beach front background and then go in with greens, browns, yellows, and reds to the leafs so it looks like thats in front. I didn't really face any obstacles the umbrellas were a little hard to draw at first and get the shape but I ended up liking the way they look, the leafs add a lot of detail to the piece and I love the colors I got. Some successes I had were the border and the leads, I was able to get lots of colors in the leafs which I like and some are more detailed then others, I was a little pressed on time so the one I did first is my favorite because I spent more time on it, however, I still like all of them. I decided to do a checker border because I thought it added to the beach theme and I think it also looks interesting with the beach front. Something I could improve on would be more highlights and shadows in the ocean, but again this was the first time I've painted a beach front. I gained knowledge in colors with this project, I wouldn't have normally added blue or red into the leafs but overall it really adds to the look and makes it look more dimensional. It's inspired me to learn more about colors and adding colors I wouldn't normally use into a piece. If I were to do this again I would spend more time on the leafs at the bottom to make them match my favorite branch.
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January 2018
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