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FrankStrangler โ 'Who do you think you are?'
Published: 2010-10-18 14:11:59 +0000 UTC; Views: 1293; Favourites: 16; Downloads: 24
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I have postet this painting on deviantart several times before. And deleted it, because I've painted more. But now I beleve this is the finished one. I had to use my brother and myself for models.Related content
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That's an interesting painting within the painting in the top left.
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Good job man, I can see the changes and this is a better picture of the painting too.
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Thanks man... anything I could do better?
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mmmmh...I like it the way it is, the composition with the light and shadow is very nice. On a more specific level, maybe I would say that you could develop the fingers of the guy holding the bottle a little more, it might look unfinished compared to the level of detail of the other guyยดs fingers or the face of the same guy which you did pretty well, knowing that rendering things in shadow is always a challenge. The expression of the guys' faces is very nice too. I look forward to seeing more of your work!
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Thank you for constructive criticism. I'll do something about the hands. I know I have to paint more like the level of the face. But I really dont know how to do the hand of the guy in the left better. What is wrong with it?
I'm glad you look forward to see more of my work. I can honestly say the same about you.
By the way ... a literary translation of the word dritbra is... drit = shit. bra = good
So it means very good
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That's good shit man! hahaha, we have things like that here in Peruvia too!
Just take your time with your paintings. What I do when I get stuck and don't know what to do is I just put it aside against the wall and work on something else. Then after a while I come back to it with fresher eyes and I can spot the weak areas better and come up with a solution. I would add some more detail to the fingers, maybe working a bit more on the nails and on the joints, there's really not a lot to do, just some finishing touches on that area.
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Okey. I'll do that. Another question I have to ask.. I'm not sure if I can formulate this right, but I'll try.
The painting i have, witch I call "Insomnia" I forgot to put gesso on. So the canvas is very slick (is that the right word? Hmm...)
Its the opposite of tight.
You know what I can do to tighten it up?
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Wait wait, when you say you didn't put gesso on it, you mean that you painted on the raw canvas?
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I'm still young and still learning and I had never made a canvas before... so yeah
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Don't worry about it, I was just making sure how what was the situation, I have painted on raw canvas before too, and it was hard, because it absorbed the paint too much, I am amazed how you painted all that on raw canvas! 
Back to your problem, well, If the canvas is loose and woobly, what I do is I get a spray bottle and fill it with water. Then I spray a coat of water in the back of the painting and then I softly rub it against the canvas to spread it well. Then I just let it dry naturally. If the weather is too cold then you might want the help of a heater to make sure it is very dried, but don't put it directly on the painting, just around it. This should tighten the thread of the canvas and re-tighten it. It might be a little dangerous for the paint since there's no gesso between the fabric and the oil paint and the water may do some damage, yet this is not very likely if you make sure it dries thoroughly. On gessoed canvas this is not a problem.
Now, if canvas is way too loose and woobly, then your best bet is to re-stretch it. Just take the canvas out of the stretcher bars carefully and strecth it again, a little tighter this time. Don't make it too tight since you may break your oil layers, just tight enough so it's not loose. Remember you are re-stretching a finished painting, not preparing new a canvas to paint on.
That's what I can tell you. Hope it helps!
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Hehe... OKey. I'll try it. Thanks for the time. I have a feeling that I'm going to ask you questions in the future. If its not a bother
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No problem man! You can ask anything you want and if I know how to help you, I'll gladly do it. I like helping people who are eager to learn and especially if they have talent like you. I always appreciated the people that help me out and keep helping me out with my painting.
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