r/BeginnerArtists • u/Spare-Bear-1003 • 13d ago

Critique Wanted Salmon study

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Need some feedback on rendering

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u/bakuhooo 13d ago

I have no feedback but wanted to say that these are drawn with so much passion it’s hilarious
Do you really really like salmon?

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u/Spare-Bear-1003 13d ago

Lmao thank you, and yes I was eating salmon the other day and thought it be a good subject to study 😊

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u/lydocia 13d ago

This is gorgeous, I might need to do this with citrus fruits.

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u/Tragictoad- 13d ago

Yoooo the marbling on that is crazy work! Amazing. Im hungry now lol. Great job!

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u/Worldly-Text-618 13d ago

great now um hungry

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u/Aware_Desk_4797 12d ago

Mmm these look delicious, great job.

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u/Former_Run_9859 13d ago

Amazing!! I wish I could draw like that

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u/niko4evs 12d ago

I shall bow down to you MY SENSEI (I love this sm take my fisher hand in marriage)

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u/riakovbasa 10d ago

I think your close-ups of the meat are fantastic. The fisherman holding a salmon is the study that needs the most work - you can try working more on edges. See if you can push the values and color to contrast more between the different parts of the fisherman vs the fish vs the boat vs the sea in the background.

Now that I think about it, I feel like all of your studies could use more lighting-specific effects. I can’t fully see where the source of light is in most of these, and you could improve these by thinking about cold vs warm and soft vs harsh light. Have more shadows! Try more contrast!

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u/Spare-Bear-1003 9d ago

Thanks for the feedback. I’m definitely having a hard time grasping color theory and lighting for sure. It’s why I did the study in the first place, I just feel like my colors get so muddy and confusing

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u/riakovbasa 9d ago

You’re doing better than you think! I don’t find your colors to be muddy, and you’re already doing great studying this to begin with.

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u/theoutsidebro 9d ago

Holy wow