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balancing empty space with detail in painting.
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balancing empty space with detail in painting.
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I've recently made big changes to a painting that I initially thought I had completed a couple of weeks ago. Took a big brush and some thick opaque paint and wiped out a whole for-ground that I had spent at least 2 weeks 'getting right'. Turns out I didn't. The problem was just 'way too much stuff', so that there was no where for the 'eye to rest'. It was more a cutesy illustration than a painting really... actually made me uneasy just looking at it. I kept feeling like if I could just get rid of the 'stuff' on the left side I'd be happier with it...cloud cover? Could that balance some of the detail with a little empty space? Well, you can see the changes I've made so far...feeling better already:)
I've recently made big changes to a painting that I initially thought I had completed a couple of weeks ago. Took a big brush and some thick opaque paint and wiped out a whole for-ground that I had spent at least 2 weeks 'getting right'. Turns out I didn't. The problem was just 'way too much stuff', so that there was no where for the 'eye to rest'. It was more a cutesy illustration than a painting really... actually made me uneasy just looking at it. I kept feeling like if I could just get rid of the 'stuff' on the left side I'd be happier with it...cloud cover? Could that balance some of the detail with a little empty space? Well, you can see the changes I've made so far...feeling better already:)