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To start off our spring semester painting class, we've decided that our first painting will include the sky, among other subjects of choosing. Having just finished painting our own color wheels, the goal of this project is to master the different ways of working with color and its many shades in our paintings. I've always loved watching sunrises and sunsets on top of mountains, and when I searched those key terms I found myself gravitating towards pictures that had a lot of depth in them. In the first two pictures, I really liked how the bright warm tones of the sun peeked from mountains and then blended in with the cooler tones of the sky and clouds. In addition, I thought it was so pretty how the vibrant colors of the sky reflected onto the glassy water. The rocks underwater in the first picture are a really cool element in the photo's composition and I think that if executed properly will look amazing in the painting. As for the last picture, it helped me get a feel for the color palette of the sunset. I also found the clouds in it to be a nice touch that I could possibly include in my painting. Can't wait for tomorrow to test it all out!
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