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RE: Greenland Colony — Watercolor Concept Art For The Western Shores Board Game Project

in OnChainArt4 years ago (edited)

I like it! The colors of your limited palette complement each other very nicely. The piece has a wonderful feel to it and inspires the imagination. Just enough detail without getting bogged down by it. (I struggle with over-detailing a lot and can't seem to shake it.)

You mentioned "scale" a few times. I find your scale believable enough. However, have a look at this post of mine, it discusses a simple tool to get a handle on proportions. You can use it to transfer suitable items from unrelated reference photos to your phantasy scenes:
https://peakd.com/art/@wulff-media/video-night-hunter-watercolor-painting-and-bonus-painting-hack

About the warping issue:

Heat the tape with a hairdryer before taking it off to prevent damage to your paper.
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To get all warping out of the finished piece, buy yourself one of these cheap "frameless" glass frames with those metal clamps and frame your piece under glass for about a week. I do this with all my paintings and hang them right over my desk. As a nice side effect, it forces me to study my mistakes and hopefully not make them in the future. It is amazing how many "I should have"-discoveries came out of this for me so far :-)
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Have a wonderful Sunday and happy painting!

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Thanks again! It's lots to learn in one go ;)

Balance is very hard for me. I mean details and all. I guess I should keep to the minimum for now. Most of my attempts start good and at some point I overdo them.