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If you are visiting this post, then you are interested in the March 2013 Postcard Painting Class at the Vineyard Columbus Community Center.
The examples below are digital photos representing things to look for when choosing a photo for the Class in March. You will want to have these characteristics listed below in each of the 3 photos that you have chosen. Click here to register: Activities-Arts: Postcard Painting
1. Sharpness of Detail
Even though we will be painting in expressively it is important to know the shapes and forms that you are painting. Expression will come more easily with a structure underneath.
2. Clear Distinction of Values
In most cases you will want to make sure that you can distinguish the details of the focal point from the background.
Plane 1 is too dark and it is likely that you will have to guess the outline of the plane. It will make it harder to paint. On top of that if you paint more true to the photo, you will not be able to tell that the plane is in the foreground.
Plane 2 you are able to tell the difference between the foreground, the plane; the middle ground, the runway; and the background, the sky and skyline. While painting you can be creative in how you paint this. The structure is important now.
3. Primary Content: Nature
For our purposes in this class. I have asked that you bring in photos that largely exclude or minimize people and buildings (man-made things). We will be focusing on natural formations and nature. The reason for this is that it will require an extra effort to teach perspective. This is something I could dedicate a class to.
4. Clear Distinction of Colors
In Plane 2 and Mountain and Highway you can see a clear enough color distinction to make a great painting. However, Forest Lake, here you can also see a greater distinction in temperature. Reds, oranges, and yellows show warmth. Blues, blacks, and purples show coolness. This is an ideal, but it will help you when you paint. Not all photos will have it or need it to be a great photo, but the distinction will help you in choosing colors and the order to which you lay it down.
These four points will help you in selecting your photo. They are attributes you should look for to make a great painting from a photo. Please feel free to contact me if you have any further questions by going to the e-mail address on the Community Center website: Activities-Arts: Postcard Painting
A special thanks to Jason York for allowing me to use his photos.
If you are visiting this post, then you are interested in the March 2013 Postcard Painting Class at the Vineyard Columbus Community Center.
The examples below are digital photos representing things to look for when choosing a photo for the Class in March. You will want to have these characteristics listed below in each of the 3 photos that you have chosen. Click here to register: Activities-Arts: Postcard Painting
Even though we will be painting in expressively it is important to know the shapes and forms that you are painting. Expression will come more easily with a structure underneath.
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| Plane 1 |
In most cases you will want to make sure that you can distinguish the details of the focal point from the background.
Plane 1 is too dark and it is likely that you will have to guess the outline of the plane. It will make it harder to paint. On top of that if you paint more true to the photo, you will not be able to tell that the plane is in the foreground.
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| Plane 2 |
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| Mountain and Highway |
For our purposes in this class. I have asked that you bring in photos that largely exclude or minimize people and buildings (man-made things). We will be focusing on natural formations and nature. The reason for this is that it will require an extra effort to teach perspective. This is something I could dedicate a class to.
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| Forest Lake |
In Plane 2 and Mountain and Highway you can see a clear enough color distinction to make a great painting. However, Forest Lake, here you can also see a greater distinction in temperature. Reds, oranges, and yellows show warmth. Blues, blacks, and purples show coolness. This is an ideal, but it will help you when you paint. Not all photos will have it or need it to be a great photo, but the distinction will help you in choosing colors and the order to which you lay it down.
These four points will help you in selecting your photo. They are attributes you should look for to make a great painting from a photo. Please feel free to contact me if you have any further questions by going to the e-mail address on the Community Center website: Activities-Arts: Postcard Painting
A special thanks to Jason York for allowing me to use his photos.