Another book I am reading is by the same author David Bellamy 'Skies, Light and Atmosphere'.
I love his brooding watercolours or as Jethro Tull once said 'Brewing , heavy weather'.
So I have decided to follow all the exercises and learn ... I hope.
One thing I did learn in Ruins III reworked was don't give up if something goes sideways.
My first attempt at the 'rain cloud' was a disaster, to me it ruined the entire piece so I reread what David had said .. 're-wet the entire sky'... oops
So I took a sponge and removed the whole cloud,re-wet the WHOLE sky and redid the cloud.
It worked (well in my opinion it worked)
I'm a lot happier with this except for the dark 'rain' that was caused by the removal of the old cloud which filled in some scrapes that I had put in.
Oh well you can't win em all :-)
Alan
I never knew you painted Alan! This is wonderful! I've done the same thing... pulled out what I thought was a ruined piece, reworked it and saved it from the trash bin! Very satisfying when that happens. I actually like the rain even if it wasn't intentional! Great job! Bravo!
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ReplyDeleteVery well done Alan.
Very nice Alan - I really like the rain - would never have guessed this was a 'problem area' for you. I think it adds a lot of drama to the piece!
ReplyDeleteI agree with John; the rain cloud drama energizes the scene. Nice technique too. If only I could find a 'wetting' or 'blotting' filter I would apply it to some of my images.
ReplyDeleteVery nice, Alan! I love the cloud and the rain. Nice composition. Keep it up - I, too, didn't know you were painting.
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