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[Duelmaster409]

the shadow should be a lot longer, and should be extending outwards diametrically opposed to the sun's direction. also the composition is a bit scattered, with the sun's reflection this might be solved a bit.

There IS no shadow! That's the boulder's reflection! 

[Askot Bokbondeler]

oh...right, then. youre using a reference? can i see it?

[Duelmaster409]

Well, I'm not using a reference really but I looked at this multiple times: http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4011/4194972049_3b15801e3e.jpg

[Duelmaster409]

I am absolutely terrified about doing the sun's reflection on the water..

[Askot Bokbondeler]

unless you're really confident about your skills or are attempting a very stylized style, you should always have a reference! especially on the early stages of your artistic development. i look up references all the time, and when i don't, i usually screw up.

[Duelmaster409]

Well, I finally grew a pair and decided to finish up this mess I started. I was a little confused as to how to make the reflection work, but as I blindly brushed around and played with the colors in the ocean, I finally thought of something:

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[Duke 2.0]

 Looking at your source, the narrowest the sun reflection gets is as wide as the sun creating the reflection. You might also want to add some blue streaks digging into the reflection to break it up a bit. And a horizon haze would be helpful, perhaps the same purple you use for the rest of the sky.

[Red Fortune]

Good attempt! (did you colorpick from mine? GRRR.  )

Also, were you trying to replicate from the reference?

[Spreggo]

I'm glad this thread is still kicking without me.

I want to clarify that DF related images absolutely should go here. But the idea here is to post with the intention of having a discussion about improving. As long as that is the intention anyone can post anything.

I don't think we should be calling it waterpainting even if that is what you are trying to emulate. It's really digital painting pretty much no matter how you slice it. Maybe call it digital watercolors or something so that we avoid confusion.

On that note - I think all the people who are afraid to jump in because they don't have a tablet or a decent program to start in should really consider jumping in with physical media. It is actually more difficult to start digital than the start physical and move to digital. Anyone using a mouse really shouldn't: mouse drawing skills pretty much won't translate at all into any other drawing or painting techniques. Using a mouse will give you a pretty narrow skill set and limit your growth.

No more excuses about only having ms paint. People have been becoming artists by making marks on surfaces since before we started recording history. Get a piece of paper and something to mark it with. Go forth and make marks!

[Duelmaster409]

I have no tablet; I use my mouse! It's the tool of the trade!

[Halindir]

speaking of the sea

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[Hungry]

hum an emergance of the ocean in art...

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[Hippoman]

speaking of the sea

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BACKROUN'D!!

[Halindir]

wat?

[Hippoman]

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