One of the important part of the painting entitled “Moonlit butterfly” was the buildings. Although the clouds, the moon and the butterfly were the main elements of the painting, these buildings were important side elements too. Oil painting of buildings comes with its own challenges. Let’s look at this challenge in more details.
How to approach oil painting of buildings:
As simple as they look, it’s quite a task to paint these simple buildings. My approach was to keep refining the buildings on the go. Frankly, the toughest part about oil painting of buildings was to keep them straight. Although I am used to making straight lines due to my “block style”, it was still a challenge to get the buildings straight.
When I wasn’t getting them perfectly, I left them for some time and started working on other elements. For instance, I worked on clouds and moon so that I could come back to the buildings later.
Some tips to get the buildings straight:
- One trick is to hold the brush from the end to get your lines straight.
- Another great trick is to look at your painting from a distance.
- Lastly, take a snap from your phone and the picture will give you a better idea of the straightness.
Adding depth while painting buildings:
Next important step in making the buildings was to get some depth in them. However, since the painting is a night scene, there wasn’t any requirement for too much detail.
Hence, I gave little bit of details to some buildings. On the other hand, I kept some buildings completely plain as if not being visible in the dark clearly.
Lighting up the buildings:
Lastly, another step in completing these buildings was lighting some portions. Although, I was eager to just lighten each floor of these tall buildings, I withdrew my excitement. I lighted some portions of buildings and left some unlighted. Lighting every single portion would have looked unnatural.
Oil painting of buildings got ready to support “Moonlit Butterfly”:
As I mentioned earlier, these buildings were an important supporting element of the painting. Without them, the painting would have looked incomplete. I made finishing touches to them till the last session of making this painting. After all, if it wasn’t for them, the painting wouldn’t have got the perfect blend of nature and urban.
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