Volcano In Action… Destruction In Progress
Finally....
Complete
Still Shaping Up
Trying Smoke
My Face Was Full of Colors...
Almost there...
This was my second painting on natural disasters. It was also a very challenging painting because I had to add shading to lava as well as the mountains. In this painting I learned some new techniques that I would like to discuss.
For example – In the mountain, I used different shades of white, brown, black and grey. I made every stroke as an inverted arch to give the 3D feel on the mountain. For the lava, I started off at the beginning of each lava flow, stroked the brush up to show the flow and at the same time blended it with the colors in that direction. So in the picture, the color blends from dark to bright as you move upwards. To give texture on the mountains, my teacher taught me another new technique – if the color is dark, then use a small and thin light color stroke. In this painting, you will see some white spots on the mountain. To show burning objects, I showed a burning animal and tree. To show the burning effect, I showed the object that was burning clearly. Then, I made red, yellow and orange strokes around it randomly to show that it was burning everywhere. On some places, I showed smoke as well to show burning.
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