Compared to other forums on wetcanvas, posting in the SW Forum is slow. We are hoping the challenges will find a few more artists interested in posting there. My feeling is that most of the artists already post in the landscape, acrylic, oil, pastel, plein air or watercolor forums and don't have time to post in more. I stay very busy with the Scavenger Hunts where I regularly post and the Pastel Forum and the Plein Air Forums where I post occasionally.
As I mentioned before, taking good photos of paintings is a challenge. I get by with my own photos for this blog, wet canvas and e-mail, but when good photos are needed to enter a show or publication it is necessary to call a pro. (My pro is usually Joanna.)
To give you an idea of the problems with oil paintings have a look at these.
Taken in the direct sun. You see the reflections, the color is washed out.
Taken in the shade, outside. The color is flat and looks like a cloudy day in the painting.
The photo, taken in the shade, corrected on Photoshop Elements.Texas Red Barn
Oil on Canvas Panel, 5 x 7 inches
The corrected photo is not bad, but the yellow in real life is clearer and more "yellow". The greens are more green and vibrant. I haven't had any better luck with scanning other paintings and of course you can't scan a wet oil painting. (Ah ha! Another good thing about pastels, you can take a good photo in direct sun before framing!)
This was painted with the Winsor - Newton Artison oil paints. I am pleased with them so far. Now just have to wait for the paint to dry.
This was painted with the Winsor - Newton Artison oil paints. I am pleased with them so far. Now just have to wait for the paint to dry.
17 comments:
I love barns ... I love this painting and appreciate you showing me how you made corrections to the photo with PS!
Sheila, I love barns, too. I must have hundreds of photos. I haven't painted many though, I wonder why? Thanks.
Nice! I have quite a few barn photos...but probably not hundreds. Nope. I have hundreds of photos of flowers.
Hi Joanna, yes your Dad says, showing photos to his Mom, "... and there is another barn, ah, next ... another barn!", etc. Ha. I do love the photos of your flowers.
It is so interesting to see the photos in different lights. We have four large skylights in our studio and I usually take my photos using the natural light that comes through. Occasionally, I have to adjust using photoshop. I do love barns, but don't have enough reference photos. You did a great job in this painting. I especially like the trees behind the barn and the way they make the barn pop.
Beautiful job on the barn and the foreground is scrumptious!!!! If I don't forget I'll pop over to see what you're hosting this month!
Thanks, Miki. Nice to have that natural light for your photos. Barns are wonderful subjects. I think my problem is I like to paint from life and once I have the photo, I'm not as excited about it as when I took the photo. Maybe one day I will do a series. :)
Joan, thank you, too. See you on the Hunts or Challenge!
It is amazing how different light causes different looks of the painting, which is a very nice barn and Texas scene.
Bag Blog, interesting on the light, eh? You also have to factor in different monitors and wonder if the photos on a website are even close to the real painting. Such dilemmas...
Love, love the red barn and beautiful scenery!
Interesting how much difference the lighting conditions make.
Hi Teresa, thank you! I like red and barns, therefore my choice of subjects. Oh, and the wildflowers, too.
Lighting is so important for the photos. I have been using the Daylight lights for painting and that seems to have helped my values, too.
Jo: You are really having fun with oils.
fishing guy, it has been fun with the oils. Smooshing the paint around with a brush. Nothing tops pastels so far, though!
How interesting - that looks like three different paintings! #2 looks like a pastel.. I know some colors give me fits when trying to get an accurate photograph.
Regina, so true. I hope I remember to take a new photo in the next couple of days, now that it has dried some.
Love the Texas Red Barn! The color correction sure makes a difference. Well done and very painterly.
Faye, thank you. Appreciate you coming by. I love your cowboy paintngs.
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