This little pitcher is part of my Salvation Army "treasures". I'm finding the key to painting shiny objects is making sure you get the highlights and the reflections just right. In order to get the highlights to show up, you've got to make sure the surrounding color is dark enough. This can be tough, especially when the surrounding color is very light. As for reflections, the challenge is not making them too bright, which I seem to do every time! So I just darken them until they look right. I've been painting late at night and it's killin' me. I'm so glad the weekend is here!!
5 comments:
Great job on the reflection! You found some great treasures at the Salvation Army store. This yellow pitcher is perfect for showing reflections and I love the shape. You can do a lot with this.
Hope you get some rest! :-)
Really nice, Mike! The colors and the reflections are awesome!
Thank you both! I did get some rest last night, finally!
So pretty! I love the color of that pitcher. And the reflection and shadows on it are wonderful!
This is a very nice little painting. The shape and color of the Salvation Army 'find' is perfect for painting. The reflecrion and shadow are perfect.
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