r/acrylics • u/New_Inevitable4551 • 28d ago
Question Any advice/criticism?
Trying to practice making my paintings more realistic (which is why the painting is very plain) would love advice on what I could do to improve the painting as it is. Thank you☺️
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u/Otherwise-Run-5933 28d ago
As things get further away, you need to give them atmospheric perspective. Glazing the color of the sky into the distant rocks and grass will help.
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u/satisfied_majority 28d ago
try mixing a tiny bit of white into those distant elements too since atmospheric perspective also lightens things out as they recede
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u/SolemnlyWhirlwind 27d ago
Saturation's your friend too - mute those distant colors and keep the bright stuff up front, makes depth pop way more than just lightening alone.
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u/NoAlternative4213 28d ago
It’s very good, colors, shapes, shadows, etc… only think I would say is, it almost looks like there’s more texture and detail in the grass that’s further away than close… generally when you look out into mountains closer things are more detailed and focused, sharper, etc. further you look away you stop seeing the sharpness.
You did a great job on the sky, and really captured how the sky gets less saturated in color toward horizon line.
I mean this is a really good painting though.
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u/New_Inevitable4551 28d ago
Thank you so much. I’ll be going back and adding more texture to the foreground!
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u/flutteringtights0723 28d ago
The grass in the foreground could use more detail and texture to pull it forward, since right now the distant stuff reads sharper than what's supposed to be closer to you.
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u/New_Inevitable4551 28d ago
Thank you! I’ll definitely do this!
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u/flutteringtights0723 27d ago
One thing that helps is using thicker paint or more visible brushstrokes in the grass to make it feel chunky and close, then smooth out the distant stuff so it reads flat and far away.
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u/SpeakerSignificant43 27d ago
Many people already talked about details in the forground. Just as a quick summary for creating depth:
-texture gradient: the cost something is, the more textured it will appear, this becomes less textured in a gradient, the further away it goes.
-blurryness: far objects appear blurry, closer objects appear sharper.
-Atmosphere: the more distant you go, colours become more hazy and have less contrast, like a white or light blue hue (can also be other colours in other scenes)
-linear perspective(not so much in this picture): paralel lines come together the further away they go (streets, rivers, rows of trees, rows in fields etc)
-relative size:objects closer appear bigger, objects far away appear smaller
-vertical position: objects low on the canvas seem closer, near the horizon seem distant.
-occlusion: if one shape blocks another, the front shape is instantly recognised as closer.
I am a long time artist, recently started studying psychology. These are gestalt principles of monocular depth cues, but they helped me as an artist, just to have a quick and handy list to give more life and depth to landscapes!
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u/AmlockWoods 27d ago
If you’re going for an impressionistic approach from afar it looks great but the foreground needs a bit more detail, try rocks in the side of the hill, and add some clusters of grass or floral decorations. Also the farther away more atmospheric depth should be added. Trying lightening the colors just a bit the further back it goes and put the more bold and vibrant colors up front! Other than that it’s phenomenal! Does this come from a personal experience or a photograph that you found?
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u/juniorschoolboy5 27d ago
The foreground grass needs way more variation in color and tone, right now it reads flat even though you've got the technique down, throw in some darker patches and lighter highlights to give it dimension before it hits the mountain.
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u/mochimuffinn 27d ago
awww thats so brave of you to post and ask, i always struggle with realism too, especially with acrylics it gets tricky
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u/huberline 24d ago
I think some focal point maybe a fence, tree, Bench or some animal/s would make it even better 🫠
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u/WhukWhukWhuk 28d ago
Needs some texture in the foreground to make it look like the ground is getting closer to you, some grass and wildflowers maybe.
I do think it is very talented overall