Prior to starting this painting, I prepared the canvas by covering it in a layer of burnt sienna. Painting Mount Talbot – Step by Step Step 1 I have also used the medium Liquin Original which improves the flow of the paint and speeds up the drying time. I painted this artwork using oil paint, and the colors I used in this painting are as follows: I have removed the line of stones in the water and made some of the bushes and plants bigger. I have lowered the horizon and reshaped the river so it leads towards the mountain. In this painting, I have moved Mount Talbot (the focal point) to the left side of the picture and I have made it more prominent. This is where sketching is a vital part of the painting process, as it is necessary to rearrange the elements of this photo to create a much more pleasing composition. The horizon is in the center of the photo, and there is a distracting vector in the form of the horizontal line of stones across the river. Mount Talbot in relation to the river, is cumbersome and distracting as the river leads the eye away from the mountain. The photo contains all the elements required to create a great painting however, the composition doesn’t quite work in its current form. Creating the Compositionīelow is one of the reference photos I used to paint this scene. Many times in landscape painting less is more so it’s often a good idea to simplify the painting, especially in terms of composition. Common compositional errors in landscape painting can include center lines or focal points placed in the center of the picture, aberrations and repeating objects, shapes, and vectors and/or too much information. When compiling my sketches, I constantly think about my composition checklist to reduce or eliminate elements that could ruin the composition. This is essential so I don’t encounter problems with composition issues later on when I paint the picture. Before I even began painting this picture, I compiled many pencil sketches in order to plan the composition so I could see what would work and what wasn’t going to work in the picture. In order to create the story of this painting, I decided what elements I wanted in the scene and where I wanted my main focal point to be. Depth within a painting can be achieved by having strategically placed focal points and effective use of color to create atmosphere and space within the painting. In order to create an engaging mountain landscape painting, first of all, we need to plan our picture to determine what the painting is about. Step 15 (Final Step) Planning the Painting.
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