Post YOUR artwork here, cmon !!

[nigelandjan]

Thats very naughty Humbleone ,, but 10/10 for your digital skills ,, ok round one to you ,, the weekends coming up so I shall be doing my impression / interpretation of the windmill pic ,, hope you will step up to the plate

[nigelandjan]

Me too.

C'mon you black Country beauty ! get painting I wanna see your effort up here over the weekend sometime soon ,, no bloody excuses I know you can buy a cheap complete set of water colours in soi -backstreet for 60 bht .

If your really stuck get your lovely little daughter to give it her best shot .

No no no ,,,,,,,scrub that ,, I wanna be in with a chance

[Dillinger]

^ I wouldn't know where to start Nige. I wouldnt mind having a bash at it. I dont think I have the eye for it though. I was crap at art at school. I didnt even know about the darks and lights you mentioned. I might read a book and have a go
I do believe art. like music though, that you are born with that talent to a great extent. I see it does run in your family mate.

Anyway, I will look into it and give it a go so you can take the piss or critique or whatever you wanna call it

[nigelandjan]

There will be no piss taking in my art thread thank you,, we allready nearly had a shitfight dear oh dear only on TD luv it !

[kingwilly]

C'mon you black Country beauty ! get painting I wanna see your effort up here over the weekend sometime soon ,, no bloody excuses I know you can buy a cheap complete set of water colours in soi -backstreet for 60 bht .

Righto will dig out a couple of my old pics, since I am at home today.

But they are not as good as yours, and I borrowed to heavily from previous painters.

but I'll stick them up anyway.

[blue]

This is how I imagine Nigel's front room may look
that yellow chair with the footstool will be his seat..





just messing about with a new prog -
photoBlend 3D by Mediachance , it claims to blend all the layers more naturally ,
and even has built in guides , so not too hard to learn .

[kingwilly]

This is something I painted circa 1990. It's heavily based on a famous Aboriginal Artist, though he painted with watercolours and this is Oil on canvas board (I was too poor to afford stretched frames). Anyone recognize the artist ?

[Humbert]

^Not bad. Influenced by Der Blaue Reiter movement?

[nigelandjan]

Well done indeed ! S.will thats the idea get em up and share ,, lets all learn from each other , it dont matter about copying others pictures we all do that to learn from others , then you can move on taking the knowledge with you.

Looking at that you can see you understand the basics anyway ,, many would have ended up with the tree branches in the middleground the same strenght of colour as the foreground , even though they was copying form a pic in front of them, it would be a very easy mistake to make.

Very nice well done again and I would very happily hang it on my wall,, thanks for submitting .

[nigelandjan]

As for you Bluey !!!!! there is a well deserved red on the way for putting up my personal pics I have shared with you via PM's .

Joking mate well done ,, another splendid effort , pissed meself laughing , can just imagine myself at the end of the day with me oily overalls on + me size 12 boots up on the chaise/lounge

Anyway stop pissing about with that software and open up them paints and make a mess on that canvas !

[AntRobertson]

^^^Albert Namatjira!

[gusG]

^ Yep, I think we will have to change Willy's name to Fat Albert.

[kingwilly]

^^^Albert Namatjira!

Grrrr.

Why don't you resubmit your flood pictures here... (or are they already on this thread?)

Here's another Albert Namatjira inspired oil on canvas card.

[AntRobertson]

Why don't you resubmit your flood pictures here...

Posted one already... The critics weren't impressed, I feel my talent is lost in such hacks *sniff*

[nigelandjan]

S.willy seriously impressed mate ! thats beautiful , you old closet artist !

Lets see how many more we can " out " on here .

Sorry spent me greens at the mo , will reload for you soon

[El Gibbon]

For those of you interested in learning, advancing skills, or just brushing up there is a great free website that covers ALL types of art. The content categories are way toooooo lengthy to mention here, if your interested in any type of visual art they cover it.

Lots and lots of educational stuff including composition, colors etc etc. VERY informative and casual.

Wetcanvas.com check it out

The section on watercolors is chock full of stuff, one of the biggest sections of the site.

EG

[nigelandjan]

Wetcanvas . com ??? hope I aint gonna virus me com up Gibbo !


Thanks for the tip mate , heres the link

WetCanvas: Online Living for Artists



looks fantastic ! bloody hell so much to do this weekend , gonna be a push to get it all in

[kingwilly]

S.willy seriously impressed mate ! thats beautiful , you old closet artist !

Lets see how many more we can " out " on here .

Sorry spent me greens at the mo , will reload for you soon

You're too kind, I like it, but I don't like the yellow in the foreground (it's a solid block of colour) and the middle ground trees I got the perspective changing but not the light.

Anyway, they're some of my better ones, found some pics of some others that are more original but not so good. (Just gotta scan them in first).

All of this was done when I was 15-17 years old, I haven't touched a paint brush since high school. (Though this thread is making me feel like trying again).

[slackula]

Here's another Albert Namatjira inspired oil on canvas card.

That is very nice.

I feel my talent is lost in such hacks

This statement is 3 words too long..

[nigelandjan]

Ok Humbleone .. here is the UK's version of this little picture challenge submitted by me ,, I have done the best I can with the very limited amount of soft pastels I have onboard , ( thats not an excuse at about £2 each I only have a bout 30 of them ) hope your reply in oil pastels is coming along shortly to stand beside it .

Also your comments on this one welcome along the way .

[kingwilly]

Yeah, yeah, yeah.

Your picture's great, I spent some time in the Netherlands and the is exactly how it looks. I like the simplicity of the picture, yet the detail and highlights of the sun on the windmill give it that magical colour you get when a sunset glow or as this case is the sun peaking through some heavy clouds.

[Humbert]

hope your reply in oil pastels is coming along shortly to stand beside it .

No, I'm out of town and don't have time at the moment. I did, however, buy some art supplies last week. I may submit something else before the wind-up, err wind-mill. Truthfully, the subject leaves me a little uninspired but I will try to muster up some enthusiasm. I think if an artist is to succeed he must have some connection to the subject matter or it just becomes an exercise in technique. What is your connection to this particular subject if I may ask?
Your composition is good on this one; the perspective leads the eye into the subject and it is counterbalanced nicely by the water in the right foreground. You have made and effort to repeat the angles of windmill blades in the roof lines - repitition of shape is good. Nice effort.

[Dillinger]

Great stuff Nige. I like Willy's too.
I have no greens left

[Dillinger]

I probably should have wrote Wilsons

[slackula]

I probably should have wrote Wilsons

It doesn't seem that Blue is currently reading the thread so you might get away with it..