Thread: My First Time (in 30 years)

Thanks for the kind words chaps, for me at least painting is pretty much a confidence thing, and this one has given me the confidence to carry on a bit more.

I wonder how many others there are out there who don't do stuff just because they are afraid of how it will turn out?

I'm still battling to get the photo with the correct colour balance though! If I get one right, I'll post it!

cheers,

P

Nice work BM, especially taken with the monochromatic palette and the framing of the heads.

Keep it up!

Originally Posted by silentC

Gobsmacked!

Has this ever happened before?

Mick

Has this ever happened before?

I wonder how many others there are out there who don't do stuff just because they are afraid of how it will turn out?

For me it would be a case of where to start. It took me all day yesterday to come up with a full page ad for a magazine. Once I had the initial idea, it was OK but getting the idea in the first place was difficult. It's hard to stare at a blank canvas and come up with an idea. I usually rip off other people's work

I was thinking of a portrait of the kids. Maybe something in a nice monochrome shade of blue...

Thank god for Photoshop

Originally Posted by silentC

I was thinking of a portrait of the kids. Maybe something in a nice monochrome shade of blue...

Thank god for Photoshop

There you go!

Now duck down to your local woolies while the idea's still fresh and buy a brush or two!

cheers,

P

When I saw this painting at the Midge place, I was, like SilentC, gobsmacked. I was wondering if Midge had found some subtle method of reproducing a photo on canvas with some clever software. When he assured me that it was all a result of his artistic talent with the paintbrush, I was distinctly impressed.

I am just hoping that he will survive into old age with both ears intact

Rocker

Bloody hell Midge!!

Wad ya need a camera for? Ya talented bugger!!

(I couldn't draw a decent line wif out a ruler )

Originally Posted by MajorPanic

Wad ya need a camera for?

To take pitchas of me pitchas of course!

I still can't get the colour or contrast right, but I'm hoping after another day or two some of the fog will have gone from my brain and I'll try again!

Thanks,

P

Originally Posted by bitingmidge

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I still can't get the colour or contrast right, but I'm hoping after another day or two some of the fog will have gone from my brain and I'll try again!

Thanks,

P

Let me teach you about adjustment layers in Photoshop then

Originally Posted by silentC

I usually rip off other people's work

Don't worry, all art is derivative.

Great portraits Midge.

Bloody Brilliant BM, I'm most envious.

Al.

Originally Posted by jmk89

Having the artistic talent of a brick, I am always in awe of those who are blessed with real talent. Thanks for showing your work, Peter. You really should keep on with it.

What Jeremy said - all of it. Great talent there.