Landscapes

In the Landscape assignments I really learned the techniques behind distance and sizes of items when effected by it. It allowed me to further learn the complexities housed within Photoshop and expand my artistry further. In addition, I learned the proper ways of water brushing as well as Van Gogh's art style being incorporated into basic art.

 Here I was just trying out a basic meadow with a cloud overhead. Not bad, not exactly exciting, but a good introduction to landscapes.

 I took my original meadow here and applied a water brush to it to give off a painterly feel. I'm not very pleased with this, as I have many problems keeping on a tedious task such as water brushing, and it really tested my patience and I'm not so happy with the result.

 Again with my original meadow but with a twist, a spin of Van Gogh! I felt that this was actually really good, I preferred the larger bots I ended up with compared to many other's smaller ones, it just felt like a more artistic painting to me.

Finally, my ultimate masterpiece. I'm very pleased with this painting, I put a lot of effort into it to create that desolate, forsaken, Mordor-esque feeling. Although the shadows are barely noticeable, I feel like the picture as a whole turned out beautiful and powerful, despite the shading shortcomings.