Of course I still have a few issues with the close recreation like saturation-application but I’ll see if I can improve that in future paintings

…I try to follow it as closely as possible and then compare the two.

One big thing I noticed is that I chose to darken the background closer to the sun in the intuitive take… uhh. Yea.
I also went for more yellowish tones in spite of a sundowns famously red colors.
Just a few things I noticed (2/2)

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I get the feeling I really won’t get very far without studying from real life references so I think I’ll get to doing that sooner rather than later

I also had a little section I particularly liked- that being the top of the head where there’s a slight gradient as opposed to a sharp cutoff when transitioning to the background which makes it look like it’s glowing. I also tried to imitate it by the hands but to less success unfortunately.

You know what it’s a start ^^

In hindsight I do believe I could’ve applied yesterday’s „foreground = warm and background = cool“ concept here but I guess I’ll try that in the next painting where the opportunity presents itself.

I do hope I’ll have more confidence in my ability to color drawings by the end of this..

322/365

I’ve learned a few things from this;
- I hate making backgrounds
- It’s always worth experimenting with lighting and new techniques, even if they don’t lead to much
- I may have a new obsession with drawing leather (adding to the study list ^^)
- the shadow of color theory looms over me