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YOU DON'T KNOW UNLESS YOU TRY...!!
That statement gets me going...
My reference was a beautiful picture of the sunset, taken from my frontyard, somewhere in the southern part of Nigeria. #SunsetStalkerAlert
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As usual... The outline is very important, so you don't mess it all up (oh and that can still be art)
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Then I began painting along the outline...the dark parts first. This was a relatively easy reference because i didnt have to mix that many colours (color composition is a basis if you're gonna be a professional artist who works with colours)
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After I had all the dark (black) parts painted... I started to get the coloured parts of the setting sun painted.
- I believe there are many ways to mixing colours and painting. You should be expressive with this.
- I mixed the colours somewhere first before applying them
- Instances where i felt i didnt get the right colour, i'd try to blend it on the drawing
Erm...yh this was me trying!!!
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Taaadaaaa... Here you go!
Ignore the foot by the way, lol
oh and that's a basketball hoop... I've had a couple of people ask me
I believe it came out alright... Many lessons learnt in the process too!
Materials Used: Oil color (cant remember the make), Paint brushes, Oil color sketch pad, Graphite Pencil
