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Mermay piece
My final submission for mermay! Though I was unable to render it in time, leaving the piece unfinished, at least i learnt a ton from it! Pff, this was my first time painting a scene again in actual years and i forgot how many principles you need to juggle đ âŚwhich in turn made my process into a verrry messy back-and-forth. (and with a lot of mistakes to learn from :p)
As for feedback, I think the main point i struggled with is the combination of values and color (i fix the values, now the colors look wonky, so i fix the colors, now the values look wonky etc etcâŚ). I would love any tips or examples on how to color a scene like this without it feeling washed out and how you would go about making this piece striking and readable!
Also, i feel the cast shadow on the mermaids face looks weird (too harsh..?) but i couldnât seem to pinpoint the reason nor a âfixâ for this. If someone sees or knows what iâm not seeing, it would be of great help!
It was a really fun challenge to partake in. Who knows, maybe Iâll give this piece a go again with some time. Cheers!