My source of inspiration for this painting was a Sesame Street sign that I found near my grandmas house. The actual picture was more detailed and had more things like houses in the distance, but I didn't want to add those because I thought it wouldn't end well. However the trees were accurate that they were lined up on the side of the road and I think I made those well. The was blue in the picture but I added the cloud to make the painting more interesting. I used most of the things from the original picture, but I added a few things here and there.
I faced a lot of challenges while working on this project, to say the least. After we did the red-orange wash I had trouble painting over it completely with the green and blue. I figured out I just needed to use more paint and I ended up mixing on the canvas because that's what worked for me. I also had a problem with my cloud and not showing a lot of value in it. I used grey to mix it in in spots and it ended up looking good. I was able to overcome the challenges that I faced during this project.
Throughout this project I was able to learn how to paint well and create a flow in the piece. I learned how to combine colors well especially when doing the trees. I simply layered them with different colors from white, yellow, and multiple greens and the trees came out as the highlight of the painting. I was able to make the sky look really cool by blending blue and white in different amounts to vary the sky's look. I was able to learn and improve on my painting by doing this project, and I think it turned out decent.
I faced a lot of challenges while working on this project, to say the least. After we did the red-orange wash I had trouble painting over it completely with the green and blue. I figured out I just needed to use more paint and I ended up mixing on the canvas because that's what worked for me. I also had a problem with my cloud and not showing a lot of value in it. I used grey to mix it in in spots and it ended up looking good. I was able to overcome the challenges that I faced during this project.
Throughout this project I was able to learn how to paint well and create a flow in the piece. I learned how to combine colors well especially when doing the trees. I simply layered them with different colors from white, yellow, and multiple greens and the trees came out as the highlight of the painting. I was able to make the sky look really cool by blending blue and white in different amounts to vary the sky's look. I was able to learn and improve on my painting by doing this project, and I think it turned out decent.