Under the Mt Hope Bridge
This spot under the Mt Hope Bridge is one I've wanted to paint before, and now here we are. Struggled with this until I took a few suggestions from my painting bud Judy Chaves about value. Things seem to be so much lighter than I see them to be at first, then when I make the correction, ahah, it reads correctly. Thank you!
Watch out for Trolls under the Bridges. This painting really works. I have been enjoying your tree paintings, but somehow this one really stands out as my favorite. the colors and composition really work. I would be curious to know what suggestions your friend made.
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One thing I've been trying to do more consistently is using the small circle opening in the viewfinder to check my values. What I mix for sky, for example, is invariably quite a bit darker than the sky when I compare the two through the view finder.I also find that I make the far land mass too dark and again, correct it when I compare using the viewfinder.I also check values by making a narrow vertical opening in the viewfinder and holding it up against the scene I'm trying to figure out. Thanks for stopping by and thanks for asking!
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