Evolution of the Flower Pot Painting

Cleric
Cleric
Aug 27, 2017 · 2 min read

On one of my evening walks, I had shot this picture of a pot with a floral arrangement on the doorstep of a neighbor, which I later thought would be a good subject to practice making an “oil-painting” digitally.

I used the picture as my model. Aim was not to create a dense realism but an artistic impression of it. I kept the picture open on my large computer screen and made some initial sketches on my tablet (Samsung Galaxy NotePRO 12.2"), on Infinite Studio Painter app, looking at the original picture intermittently.

Following was the first rendition — just the pot, the red flowers, and a few undulating sticks. I was using the oil-brushes of Infinite Studio as I wanted to practice the oil style of digital painting. By the way, every part of the painting was made by “brush strokes” using the stylus that comes with NotePRO.

The background appeared, the foliage, and the other plant with just one white flower.

More flowers followed when I thought I could quickly make the white flowers sufficiently accurately. And with that, the foreground was more or less done.

Then I proceeded to add the background, the bannister, including the door which gleamed. I now imported the image into PaintShop Pro to give some finishing touches which included the shadow, and the shininess of the door. (BTW, this is the version I had shared on twitter)

I later realized the shadow was not looking natural, so I moved it. Also the door’s color was a bit jarring, so I changed it.

This is when I declared it complete!

Flower Pot Next to the Pink Banister, 08–27–2017, Sunday

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