Learning MyPaint Projects

molly · **Joined:** Apr 07, 2010 **Posts:** 14182

This is another picture I have been trying. There is so much to learn here, especially the grass but I will keep plugging along to see if I can get better.

AnMal · **Posted:** Sat Apr 06, 2013 12:08 pm **(#2)**

molly: that's an amazing picture! :paint

i can't believe you're still just learning to work in mypaint with results like this. i love the perspective you chose, makes me feel like i'm lying on the grass next to the tulip bed and looking at the clouds

. lovely work on the tulips too!

molly · **Joined:** Apr 07, 2010 **Posts:** 14182

Thank you AnMal. Looking at it again, I see where I should have taken that sun out all together. I wanted it to burst through the clouds, but the more I worked on it, the messier it got. Oh well... :teeth

Griatch · **Posted:** Sat Apr 06, 2013 12:54 pm **(#4)**

This is a very good result molly! I think the grass came out very well, as AnMal points out the perspective is really cool. This would well as an Easter card or similar.

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Griatch

molly · **Joined:** Apr 07, 2010 **Posts:** 14182

Thank you Griatch, I appreciate all the help I can get.
My favorite subjects to paint when I was doing water colors was old barn boards and broken down barns.
Feel free to critique all you want, I need it.

Erisian · **Posted:** Mon Apr 08, 2013 5:30 am **(#6)**

That's really nice Molly. I like the way you paint clouds.

molly · **Joined:** Apr 07, 2010 **Posts:** 14182

Thank you guys/gals, I am even beginning to like doing this. I might not get any better, but I love the blending part.

Oregonian · **Posted:** Mon Apr 08, 2013 8:31 am **(#8)**

Molly, WOW! You've been hiding your artistic talent from us. That is wonderful! Keep on painting. :paint

molly · **Joined:** Apr 07, 2010 **Posts:** 14182

Thank you O.

Odinbc · **Posted:** Mon Apr 08, 2013 11:58 am **(#10)**

Excellent Molly, I love the color combo!
I agree with the others, you have been hiding your painting talents.
:paint

Mokonafan · **Posted:** Mon Apr 08, 2013 12:03 pm **(#11)**

Soooooooooooooo, all these years (Including at GT) you're telling me "I wish I could draw!" and you always could?! :hoh

Nice work! I LOVE the clouds!

I just can't paint clouds good.

Nice work!

molly · **Joined:** Apr 07, 2010 **Posts:** 14182

I am telling the truth though...I can't draw.
I can paint but don't have the talent to draw. Anyway, thank you everyone, I appreciate your feedback.

Mokonafan · **Posted:** Mon Apr 08, 2013 12:44 pm **(#13)**

Ah! Okay! I get it then.

But don't you sketch before painting? I always have a sketch before I paint. :O

molly · **Joined:** Apr 07, 2010 **Posts:** 14182

Yes I do Moko, but I guess what I was saying is that I can't draw people, never could.
Here is another flower arrangement I have been working on and it needs something, but don't know what.
I think it needs some kind of background behind it without making it too busy.

Erisian · **Posted:** Tue Apr 09, 2013 6:23 am **(#15)**

Or a frame of some kind. Beautiful work again Molly.

molly · **Joined:** Apr 07, 2010 **Posts:** 14182

Thank you very much gram. In that background, I used Graechan's vignette and used a tin foil pattern.

Is this any better as far as contrast goes?

Griatch · **Posted:** Tue Apr 09, 2013 8:18 am **(#17)**

@molly

Whereas the contrast is better in this second version, I must say I liked the first background better. I'd say you could use that with a slightly darker tint and put it in a frame if you want to.
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Griatch

molly · **Joined:** Apr 07, 2010 **Posts:** 14182

Thank you Griatch, I love feedback.

molly · **Joined:** Apr 07, 2010 **Posts:** 14182

Thanks gram, I will look into that
My last edit:

Oregonian · **Posted:** Tue Apr 09, 2013 10:21 am **(#20)**

Wowie, wowie, wowie, Molly!!! Yes, I like the idea of a gold frame around that, too. Beautiful!!! :paint