I used a lot of reference photo myself…
when I use reference photo..i never do exact copy of it…
I break down the picture into elements ….
For example, in the following picture, I like the coconut leaf and the boats, and how both objects’ color react to the background sunset…I like the color of sky as well…. so I take those three and compose them into my own composition.
In terms of color…I just let the color flow freely for the sky and ocean, if you look closely, the yellow of sky and ocean is created at once…
i wet the paper first….then quickly paint yellow, purple, red with big brush…and let them mix on paper…after the wash dried, I added detail in the foreground with dry brush…in the whole process, I don’t care about whether or not the colors look exactly the same with my reference photo…it’s the feeling of the sunset I want to capture.
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