What I learned while making this piece is painting light differently and faking some of the lighting direction to match the theme of the painting. I also learned to paint using the new style I learned from that guy who lectured in our class that one time (which I forgot his name, sorry!!) I really like that technique - lowering the opacity and the flow and going back and forth. I don't think I really like Charlie Bowater's technique - I don't understand it.
It's very close to being done but I have to adjust for some lighting issues and detail the back and foreground. I'll take any suggestions to improve it! Stuff that I'd like to see improved I guess is the lighting maybe, adding some point of visual interest somewhere, and what things to put more details in, the stupid trees... Also maybe more variation of color. I don't know.
I like the large cat alot. I really like how you made the grass in the foreground a sillouette rather than painting the whole thing blade by blade. I like the light rays alot. I think making them get a little stronger and thinner in spots. Like maybe its light passing through a hole in a tree of leaves. The background doesn't demand a whole lot of attention since it's so faded but more development would be nice. I like the blue/ turquoise in it though. The shadow under your legs is also kind of grey and could use a color accent. I also like the eyes of the cat. Overall it looks pretty happy.
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