Oil painting - Rain

Wet and wild, oooh yeaaahhhh. This must be like the third time I paint over this canvas. This is done over the span of 5 days since I made a few mistakes and had to wait for the paint to dry out. Overall, I'm happy with the rocks, they were a good lesson from Bob Ross. Below are the some of the photos I took while waiting.

Having a straight fence would have looked awkward, so good old Bob recommended a slanted, crooked one. Listening to the elderly did not do me wrong.

Adding some streams, highlighting the rocks/boulders, fleshing out the river, some patches of grass, and a few little happy flowers. I mostly watch Bob Ross for the techniques but man, that guy has a lot of wisdom to be heard. Meme at the end of post.

More water, more flowers. Always draw at least 2 bushes of something because everybody needs a friend. Or that's what I've been told. I put this on a folding chair because mom was getting mad at having smudges on the family table. I took the finished work under yellow light because yellow light makes everything look fancier. All the museum does it, also it creates some atmospheric effect, so in other word, I cheat.

White is useful, so is black, yellow, brown, pink, indigo, and all the 256 RGB shades. However, white color pencil is usually not being used much but man, for acrylic and oil paint, I must have burned through twice as much white paint than any other colors. I probably have shitty mixing skill. Duly noted.

It is easier to paint darker color over lighter shade area and slowly blend the edges until you get something acceptable. Highlighting dark edges requires thick paint and hard press for it to stick to the surface. Also, the rain drop was painted in the opposite direction of falling. If it falls diagonally from left to right (as in the my painting), you would start bottom right and flick the brush up and to the left. Do it in quick motion with the tip lightly touch the surface or it will look too thick and ugly.

Sorry for the long post. Here's some pota... meme