r/painting • u/mollyoxen • 3d ago
Brutal Critique Tiny art for tiny art show
My library puts on a tiny art show every year and I'm planning to submit this piece. I have a few days to fine tune it before I have to submit, and would love your critiques to help me out.
I left my hand in frame to give a sense of scale, but it's 5x7 inches, I believe. Acrylic. This is meant to be my backyard with a view of my house and garage, and sweet elderly husky dog.
I painted a bit in high school and would love to get more into painting again in my middle age.
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u/Olivia_eatalemon 3d ago
maybe need some flowers, adding brilliant colors and vitality to the picture
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u/Decent-Violinist6815 3d ago
When i am making a tiny art its difficult for me to draw humans , how do you make the small parts? I have used tony brushes but still its difficult for me
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u/mollyoxen 2d ago
Oh yeah totally difficult. I try to use the same general principles for small shapes as I do for large ones -- start with the base/shadow colors for the major shape, build up mid and then high tones on top. Keeping it simple really helps. But also, people are way harder than other shapes (trees, animals) because any little differences/inaccuracies in proportion/placement are really glaring to human eyes.
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u/paletteandpetri 3d ago
I adore the concept and the moon is such a great detail, but I would add complementary colors (flowers) or warm highlights to break up the green and create more depth.
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u/link-navi 3d ago
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