The above picture is an in progress picture because I am taking a short brake from this piece to gain a different perspective and improve it. At first I thought this would be a simpler piece, I was very very wrong. Straight, thin, and shaded lines are harder to capture that I thought especially with oil paints. Due to the drying process required with oils I will be returning slowly but surely to finish. I do think the archways are well shaded and set the perspective. The new technique I tried for the clouds and sky definitely improved from my last piece. I have found my best friend when painting skies is cerulean blue it created a certain depth in the sky. As well as making the clouds float and light in the sky. Composition in this piece makes a huge difference I think the off centering made this a stronger and more artistic piece. This showed my style and flows with my other concentration pieces. I am proud with how this piece is coming along and I am sure I will like it even more once it's done.
I was very very very very scared to try and tackle this complex and detailed bridge. At first I really didn't think I could do this but I gained some encouragement. I learned in this piece to take one line at a time which will definitely help me in future pieces that are even more detailed. This shows my perspective of architecture and how I see it as an artist. The composition I feel is string in this piece because it is almost framed by the front couple if bars which sets the perspective for the whole piece. I used a different type of brush than normal which helped me to keep the lines straight without a ruler. Highlights and shadows proved probably one of the most important parts of this painting. The reason being it set the perspective and created a 3D look to each little bar. I am very proud and happy with how this piece turned out, because I was worried at first to take such a risk. I definitely conquered this challenge and there for it is my favorite concentration piece so far.
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