I painted this tree today based off of another Eyvind Earle piece. I love his whimsical style. This painting is on an 8x10 canvas, done in acryllic paints. I used water to help blend the colors in the background.
Subscribe to:
Post Comments (Atom)
Posts
It is a lovely painting, I like the perspective..looking up at the branches. :)
ReplyDeletedid you use paintbrushes, sponges?
ReplyDeleteJust paintbrushes. I like ones with softer bristles. Mostly I used a big brush, about 1" wide, but I used a fine-tipped detail brush for the branches and dots on the trees.
ReplyDeleteThe acryllic paints I have been using are actually the cheap ones you can get at Michaels or JoAnn's in the area with all the wood things. They are like 89 cents a tube.
I saw a print of the Eyvind Earle original at the store the other day. I was surprised that the actual size wasn't much bigger than the "copy" I did. It's so incredibly detailed though! I think copying great artists is an excellent way to learn good techniques, as long as you're not trying to actually sell a copy as your own invention or pretend it's the original.
ReplyDelete