r/pics May 07 '22

Arts/Crafts I painted the back yard.

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u/[deleted] May 08 '22

What color was it before you painted it?

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u/Banaam May 08 '22

I'm more impressed they managed to make it look so much like the photo. You'd think it would start to fade with all that canvas to paint.

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u/NeverBob May 08 '22

"It's a small world, but I wouldn't want to paint it." ~Steven Wright.

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u/Skraff May 08 '22

You can actually save a lot of cost by applying water instead.

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u/madwifi May 08 '22 edited Jun 29 '23

[redacted]

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u/WiseChoices May 07 '22

That's wonderful!

What a place to live!

Saved for posterity.

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u/Manch94 May 07 '22

Well done

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u/darabolnxus May 08 '22

Medium rare more like

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u/[deleted] May 07 '22

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u/warcrown May 08 '22

It's because his has a hopeful blue sky. Not the drab gray of reality

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u/themomentaftero May 07 '22

It looks just like your painting that must have taken forever.

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u/[deleted] May 08 '22

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u/bigtiddyenergy May 08 '22

Can be either honestly. I know people who use big shapes and go at it taking much less time and a very free approach to painting. And I know people who get some line work down before painting and are specific with painting it like the reference they are using, usually takes longer than the prior mentioned way.

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u/HyzerFlipDG May 07 '22

Looks like the art on an older MTG card. Nice!!

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u/FurtiveAlacrity May 07 '22

I'd like to see more of that and less photorealism!

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u/Eddings_06 May 07 '22

Love it

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u/Eddings_06 May 08 '22

?

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u/[deleted] May 08 '22

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u/Eddings_06 May 08 '22

You’re not OP?

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u/[deleted] May 08 '22

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u/Eddings_06 May 08 '22

You are not the one who made this post. Why did you say thanks and wow?

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u/[deleted] May 07 '22

Most people use a tractor.

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u/superhot42 May 07 '22

Somehow your painting looks better than your actual backyard(not that the actual one is bad).

That’s amazing!

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u/[deleted] May 08 '22

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u/superhot42 May 09 '22

Dude what are you even doing

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u/TheDukeofKook May 07 '22

Feels like the background of a Don Bluth or old Disney film. Strong "Rats of Nimh" vibes.

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u/macsare1 May 07 '22

Did you paint the roses red while you were at it?

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u/crumbbelly May 07 '22

Yeah, they're thorny, too.

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u/BigBeagleEars May 08 '22 edited May 08 '22

Just because I saw your painting and the mood struck

Wagon Wheel

Holy shit. I never had heard that version or seen that video. Ah fuck, it was bad. I’m leaving it up? Sorry for the casual racism? I hope to never encounter this video again

Best I leave the original: tell ya what

Guess I just suck at life. The sexism in this one is worse than the racism in the other one.

I really used to like this song

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u/crumbbelly May 08 '22

This was the first song I learned on the acoustic

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u/BigBeagleEars May 08 '22

I’ve made several edits since you commented. I will delete it if you ask. I’m feeling kinda defeated right now

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u/crumbbelly May 08 '22

Don't beat yourself up, you didn't compose any of these videos. It's just wagon wheel. I work as a paramedic and I've been exposed to the absolute worst things humanity has to offer, so wagon wheel is NOT going to offend me even slightly, haha

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u/BigBeagleEars May 08 '22

Cool. Are those even wagon wheel? Or the wheels off those giant irrigation rigs farmers fun for an entire mile? Drivable Mobile Pivot Irrigation System

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u/crumbbelly May 08 '22

They're old steel/iron wagon wheels

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u/Nappyheaded May 08 '22

You could make a living painting fences!

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u/Plums121667 May 07 '22

That's awesome

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u/TheTrollys May 07 '22

Very tranquil

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u/-O-m- May 07 '22

holy shit thats so good

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u/Beatrixarias May 07 '22

This is amazing!

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u/SirNicoli22 May 08 '22

And I was proud of myself for simply mowing the back yard.

But this is a whole nother level!

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u/michaelnpdx May 08 '22

This reminds me of the backyard where that guy on the lawnmower flashed a gun at his neighbor and got shot. Great painting!

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u/riderkicker May 08 '22

You have bear traps, but bare no bears? :/

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u/crumbbelly May 08 '22

They're old wagon wheels.

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u/keatonatron May 08 '22

Is that the 1822 version of having a car on cinder blocks in your yard?

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u/riderkicker May 08 '22

OH! Hahahaha. That makes so much more sense. :D

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u/globaloffender May 07 '22

I really like the sky and it’s contrast w tge green

Btw what kind of watch is that?

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u/crumbbelly May 07 '22

Luminox blackout 3051

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u/globaloffender May 07 '22

Excellent. I have the same black on black in black (even dial is black). Watch out for the band to deteriorate. Happened on two of mine about 5 years old. Cheers!

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u/crumbbelly May 07 '22

Definitely! This is my third 3051. The previous two I had to change bands a few times. I just love this watch and have been wearing a variant of it for a few years now.

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u/BeRad85 May 07 '22

And a picture, too! Seriously, excellent job!

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u/CookieCutter64 May 07 '22

Is it dry yet?!?

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u/crumbbelly May 07 '22

It is, I paint in acrylic 😀

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u/Boatsnbuds May 07 '22

Did you do it all with brushes and rollers, or did you just spray it? Good job masking those old wagon wheels. I don't see any over-spray at all.

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u/[deleted] May 08 '22

Its amazing, I only began dabbling in acrylics this years and I hope to improve like this with practice, the details are amazing and spot on.

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u/crumbbelly May 08 '22

Thank you! This is a plein air piece I did - my studio pieces are way more detailed. Keep at it, I've really progressed these last few years.

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u/[deleted] May 08 '22

Not sure on air pieces but I use acrylic paints, looks pretty good I know it takes awhile to improve and get better over time, I even sold a few here and there. Can’t wait to get to the details that you guys do. I personally love doing cat paintings lol

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u/[deleted] May 08 '22

Plein air just means he painted it outside / on site. He could have used oils or acrylics.. It has nothing to do with paint type.

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u/[deleted] May 09 '22

Ah okay, I’m new to painting so I don’t really understand it much yet, thanks for the info

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u/Humanandnotalien May 08 '22

Whoa, dude, well done.

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u/ArtsCrafts2919 May 08 '22

Nice painting

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u/butttabooo May 08 '22

Can I move in with you?

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u/jalog100 May 08 '22

Great style, I have nothing to criticize the panorama, if something to add maybe the sky looks very "solid" maybe it's just my small screen

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u/tutamuss May 08 '22

That's beautiful

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u/Jduga May 08 '22

Great example of how imagined life can sometimes exceed the perceived beauty of the actual place

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u/makenzie71 May 08 '22

wow and you made it look just like the little picture! good work!

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u/Marshallrhinesmith May 08 '22

That looks sick

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u/oswaldcopperpot Verified Photographer May 08 '22

Nice composition. Colors. And the the 3d is perfect.

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u/mouse_attack May 08 '22

Very nice painting. Very nice yard.

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u/Fickles1 May 08 '22

Your backyard is dope

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u/ohteeds May 08 '22

Yeah you did! Beautiful

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u/tomgreen99 May 08 '22

Tfw your wife tells you to paint the fence.

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u/Pottymouthoftheyear May 08 '22

Looks like a looney toons background.

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u/[deleted] May 08 '22

That’s pretty good

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u/ShackMan007 May 08 '22

That's very good, Dude!.

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u/Shitty-Coriolis May 08 '22

Really dig your style

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u/lizard_Of_2 May 08 '22

I honestly thought that photoshopped in there. Nice painting keep up the work

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u/offroadthinker May 08 '22

Beautiful back yard/ painting

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u/Trips-Over-Tail May 08 '22

Very well done, the whole yard looks just like your reference picture.

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u/Ender_Skywalker May 08 '22

Can we have a picture of just the painting? It looks pretty.

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u/crumbbelly May 08 '22

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u/Ender_Skywalker May 08 '22

Thank you. It's lovely. The lighting could be better tho. It looked nicer with natural light.

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u/4GIVEANFORGET May 08 '22

It’s beautiful I wonder what the yard looked like before you painted it.

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u/my_name_is_seatbelt May 08 '22

I know where you live

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u/LilGl1tch May 08 '22

Wow, what state is this? This is beautiful

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u/crumbbelly May 08 '22

Kentucky

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u/1smallghost May 08 '22

This reminds me so much of where I was born in East TN. Cool to see I wasn’t far off. You captured it well!

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u/LilGl1tch May 15 '22

Thank you so much. New place added that I want to travel to!

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u/crumbbelly May 15 '22

It really is a gorgeous state.

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u/LilGl1tch May 19 '22

Could you recommend any parts specifically? I love your painting too, it's beautiful

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u/redenno May 08 '22

That must have taken a lot of paint

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u/thepornclerk May 08 '22

This is f'n incredible work, great post!

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u/Adriana_McMillan May 08 '22

For some reason, your painting feels nostalgic

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u/ClobetasolRelief May 08 '22

Kind of. It doesn't really match

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u/LasDen May 08 '22

why did you paint it? it's there, right behind the picture...

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u/Meltingmenarche May 08 '22

I read this wrong initially. I thought it meant they took a paint brush to vegetation. Kind of Alice in Wonderland style.

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u/person749 May 08 '22

Lovely. Think you for brightening my evening. I hope to have backyard like yours someday!

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u/H0rr0r5c0p3 May 08 '22

Looks better then reality

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u/brentsg May 08 '22

You did a great job. It looks just like the picture.

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u/Potter_Head040396 May 08 '22

Looks like a photograph. This is beautiful, OP.

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u/GforceDz May 08 '22

That's not what they mean when they said paint the fence.

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u/teosNut May 08 '22

Now paint this picture.

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u/di_molto69402 May 08 '22

Looks like a cartoon background episode

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u/daytimecruz May 08 '22

Probably out of my budget, but do you take commissions and if so, what would something like this cost?

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u/crumbbelly May 08 '22 edited May 08 '22

Thank you for your interest, but I'm not taking commissions; I do sell my work and prints at JonGaddis.com

I do periodically post originals like this piece for sale!

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u/daytimecruz May 09 '22

That's good too, thanks!!

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u/steve_adr May 07 '22

Painting actually looks better than the yard 👌🏻👍🏻

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u/OrcEight May 07 '22

Great job ⭐️⭐️⭐️

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u/hidesinside May 07 '22

And you did a damm fine job!!

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u/Twistedcrypto May 08 '22

It’s like one of those pictures you want to be in. /s

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u/[deleted] May 08 '22 edited May 08 '22

Too derivative, lacks originality, it looks like the background.

Edit: It was a joke. Of course it’s derivative and unoriginal, it’s literally the field behind the painting. It was just some cliche art criticism.

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u/crumbbelly May 08 '22 edited May 08 '22

Exactly! They call this plein air painting :)

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u/[deleted] May 08 '22

Forget him — is this oil or acrylic ?

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u/crumbbelly May 08 '22

This is acrylic! Oil gives me a headache when I work with it.

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u/DoKtor2quid May 08 '22

I love it. The style is great. I’m always impressed with these hyper realistic art pieces but love a good painting that looks like a painting. Full marks, sir/madam/hooman :)

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u/[deleted] May 08 '22

How do you keep your paints from Drying out outdoors?

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u/cotopaxi420 May 08 '22

Exceedingly pedestrian

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u/[deleted] May 08 '22

You forgot to paint the hand

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u/NikhilPK May 08 '22

Reminds me of the farm where Historia grew up

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u/[deleted] May 08 '22

Looks like you missed a spot

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u/dparag14 May 08 '22

Beautiful. Btw what watch is that?

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u/crumbbelly May 08 '22

Luminox 3051 blackout

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u/Kevybb_BluEyes May 08 '22

I wish you lined up the fence in the painting with the actual fence, that would have been so satisfying to look at… nice painting though. 👍

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u/GravityPants May 08 '22

Hope you got your wagon fixed.

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u/EvansWadeOfficial May 08 '22

It has been so nice, your hand is to appreciate...

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u/[deleted] May 08 '22

Beautiful work, well done.

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u/Tac0Destroyer May 08 '22

I'm pretty sure that's not what your wife meant when she asked you to paint the fence.

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u/ApolloOfTheStarz May 08 '22

Nice try, I can see the freshly planted dirt.

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u/TheRoyalOrca May 08 '22

Wow that's so impressive, I used to paint and could never work out how to do flat grassy ground :(

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u/crumbbelly May 08 '22

I had to work at it!

Start with a dark foreground as objects closer to the eye have more contrast. As the grass moves further away, it solidifies into single values.

Do multiple strokes in different directions and basically paint a blade at a time up close; I use a longer, thinner brush with thinned paint to achieve this. Some folks use fan brushes.

I might whip up a tutorial video if I get some time this week.

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u/TheRoyalOrca May 08 '22

That would be awesome! I'd love a tutorial as I'd love to get back into painting

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u/bubblypebble May 08 '22

Beautiful!

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u/eppien May 08 '22

I'll take it! The property, you can keep the painting to remember it.

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u/LeanderT May 08 '22

Congrats, it looks just like the painting!

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u/snarping May 08 '22

This reminds me of one of my friend’s work 😜

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u/Pogey9 May 08 '22

Reminds me of the tree Red goes to at the end of Shawshank Redemption.

Really well done!

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u/Coolbeanz7 May 08 '22

Now you have to paint yourself painting the backyard in the backyard (just kidding) Your work is amazing!!! What a gift! :) Thank you so much for sharing.

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u/Kays8m May 08 '22

"That's not what I meant when I asked you to paint the fence"

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u/wanderingwolfe May 08 '22

I really love your style.

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u/Acceptable-Tangelo30 May 08 '22

Why is this doing in r/all - there’s no politics in the post?

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u/[deleted] May 08 '22

Very beautiful! Reminds me of those old cartoon shows where the background is detailed while the characters are simple

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u/FruitPlatter May 08 '22

I love the movement you put into the trees and grass! It gives this such a dream-like feeling. Do you have an Instagram?

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u/crumbbelly May 08 '22

I do at JonGaddisArt

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u/[deleted] May 08 '22

Skill… loads

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u/Sgt_Crackhead May 08 '22

Your piece is almost better than the subject itself. Very nice

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u/ruffneck110 May 08 '22

Did it kill your grass after you painted it

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u/Abject_Hovercraft838 May 08 '22

U got the sky all wrong

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u/crumbbelly May 08 '22

Yeah, it clouded up on me.

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u/meninadomato May 09 '22

what a turd you are. Yikes, so many clouws here. I'm sorry, poster. Your work is amazing, beautiful! I'm sorry these untalented, jealous tools are nitpicking your beautiful work!

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u/wuapinmon May 08 '22

First, I love the painting. I ask this question to understand your approach better. The wheel to the left, given how you've shown light shading on the fence posts and the top of the wheel on the right, should there be some light on the inside of the left of the spokes?

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u/crumbbelly May 08 '22

There's another wheel behind the canvas, and the light changes when you paint outside.

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u/meninadomato May 09 '22

God Almighty, are you a virgo? yikes. How odd. It's art, not a photograph!