WIP 2x Almost done, Landscape

#1

Well i got 2 peaces they’re like 80% done i think, only am kinda stuck i want to have that sketchy style, but my works looks unfinished, so would be nice to find out what am missing here and how i could improve that sweet juice look.

#2

I think it mainly depends on the target look you’re going for. To some people who like impressionism and expressive brushwork with simplified forms and details and textures, what you’ve done might be just right and don’t need more polish. But to those who like realism or detailed works, yours would seem way too rough and unpolished. So what is your target look? Do you have artworks you would show as examples of the target you’re after?

The first image has a lot of artifacts from repeated brush spacing, and it looks too artificial. You can try introducing some scattering or jitter to the brush setting to make it look more organic.

#3

Well i already posted works as done after some changes but still would like to have feedback, i like that painterly style, but will i get work in future with it? or should i try reach realism?(like Eytan Zana with his painterly realism style) and here what i was aiming for: some of examples
http://dorjebellbrook.blogspot.lt/2010/08/cloudy-fields.html
http://dorjebellbrook.blogspot.lt/2010/01/highland-gap.html
http://psdeluxe.deviantart.com/art/20150303-Golden-Field-518109013
http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-u5ARFhDlsMk/Uvp4yn8DiyI/AAAAAAAABDs/cDLsTu6DHQQ/s1600/thegathering.png

#4

Your target look from Eytan Zana is very similar to Jaime Jones. Check out his work if you haven’t before. There’s of course also Craig Mullins as well.

I would say the major differences between your brushwork and your target, is how you sometimes use brush marks in ways that are not beneficial for a natural look. For example, the repeated artifact look I mentioned that you used on the rock surfaces in the first image. The way you used bristle marks on the clouds in the second image shows a problem you have with knowing when to stroke against or along the form you’re trying to describe. When you stroke against the form and then also use a distinct brush mark that has strong textures such as bristle marks, you’re drawing far more attention to those brushstrokes than necessary. Think carefully about why you’d want to use a distinct brush mark while stroking against a form instead of along the form, or where you should keep the more distinct brush marks and where you should use more understated brush marks.

#5

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Jonathan

#6

oh nice, got some good critique from everyone, ill try use as much as i can in my next project!