― Artistic Expression Critique ⇒ Egrets
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Another paint-oriented experiment. A mix of stuff. Tell me what you think.
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Thanks Frank, I wondered if I was trying to experiment with too many things at once. Will relook the edging, it is all layered so I can keep fiddling as I often do.
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reduce the yellow blur on the beaks a hair, it grabs the attention too quickly. Perhaps brighten the legs a little.. One other thought - the colors of the birds seem to be blending into the background, rather, consider blending the colors of the background a hair into the birds.
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Thanks for these specific ideas Piet. I know you pursue some of these fantasies that lie between photography and art, and i appreciate your knowledge.PietFrancke wrote: ↑Tue Mar 27, 2018 6:47 pmreduce the yellow blur on the beaks a hair, it grabs the attention too quickly. Perhaps brighten the legs a little.. One other thought - the colors of the birds seem to be blending into the background, rather, consider blending the colors of the background a hair into the birds.
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I like it very much! I agree with Frank that the border needs something, softened, blended into the wood behind it so that it doesn't look so sharply cut out. I like the effect, but I think the edge looks cut as opposed to torn and feathered. I also agree with Piet that I'd like to see their legs. One of the things I love about all these crane-type birds is the way they stretch everything out aerodynamically, the legs straight out behind with the toes pointed, like ballerinas en pointe. I realize that lightening their legs is a 3 or 400% strain-the-eyes job, but I think it's worth it. 

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Thanks, Chuck. I can easily shrink or even remove the border since it's only a clipping mask anyway. Fixing their legs may be harder, but blessedly screen enlargement gives us a fighting chance! Once I actually stole some legs from another egret and "built" a bird some better legs, just to see if I could!Charles Haacker wrote: ↑Tue Mar 27, 2018 9:33 pmI like it very much! I agree with Frank that the border needs something, softened, blended into the wood behind it so that it doesn't look so sharply cut out. I like the effect, but I think the edge looks cut as opposed to torn and feathered. I also agree with Piet that I'd like to see their legs. One of the things I love about all these crane-type birds is the way they stretch everything out aerodynamically, the legs straight out behind with the toes pointed, like ballerinas en pointe. I realize that lightening their legs is a 3 or 400% strain-the-eyes job, but I think it's worth it.![]()
Love the comparison to a ballerina en pointe. These birds often remind me of dancers, too.
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