I went to nearby beach last week, it was really a pristine and calm place. The beach is Padubidri Blue Flag beach. It is in the Pudubidri town in coastal Karnataka India. The beach was less crowded and the fishermen were enjoying their work. Some a group of small fishermen were getting ready to depart for fishing and were having some fun moment during inspecting their boat.
I tried to capture this moment along with the scene.
I am trying more to put down minimal strokes but make sure it is in right place with right colour so that when you zoom in you can see the raw strokes.
Here is the process video that I recorded while painting this in Krita with the recorder feature of Krita.
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Yours is an interesting stylistic research that in some respects reminded me of the great American artist John Singer Sargent. In fact, if you look at his works, you are struck by the quality of the details, but then, if you try to enlarge them, you are amazed by the fact that it is actually the result of an extraordinary ability to put together real patches of colour. In fact, he used to work on life-size paintings and during their realisation he would only move away from the easel a few metres so as to check whether the realistic effect had succeeded… incredible!
I am trying to move away from an overly realistic style and approach a more expressionist representation. I feel the need to give more space to the expressiveness of the sign and the materials. To do this I am trying to create customised brushes in Krita so that they will help me develop a new technique. I wish you well in your studies, even though I see that this work you have published dates back to 2023.
Hi Giancarlo,
Thank you so much for your kind words. Yes I am inspired by John Singer Sargent and also by Simon Stålenhag. I hope to find more time to do more such paintings.
I am sure your brushes will turn out good and best of luck to you to to explore the new style. Please share your drawings and paintings with us.