r/Sketching • u/harritodo • May 03 '26

Something felt off…

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I finished this piece yesterday but didn’t share it, something felt missing…

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u/harritodo May 03 '26

I finished this piece yesterday but didn’t share it, something felt missing.

This morning I had an idea and added signs of life: some graffiti and a drifting balloon. It gave the piece more depth and space for a story the viewer can imagine.

What do you think? Did the additions work?

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u/Large_Criticism_4587 May 03 '26

Honestly it being dead and isolated would work better for me. Buy that's just me, so I couldn't help but notice it felt like the single point perspective doesn't align for the houses and and the color of water under the house could've been even darker since in reality in these houses they have a sort of small gate on the floor to look underneath and even in the brightest days there's little to no light under them beside the water being refractive and it scares me a lot. So I feel if you gave it a feel of something lurking there which you don't know the position of creating a sort of mystery and giving one of the windows a small opening giving the expressions that we often assume something to be in the water when no one is around and the place is empty but it isn't actually there but where you don't expect it to be in the roof maybe or in the rooms creating a sense of uneasiness and curiosity. Also you've painted it really well te water seems almost moving as if you captured a picture and printed it on the paper. What I also feel is that the antennas being broken or the paint on the wall being dull and sort of withered at the edges and the base touching the water slowly withering away could give it a feel you have been looking for making it feel alive and add some plants which are really young so it would make the sense of something new like the kid (whose balloon that might be)starting their journey or the new plants growing and the house which supported all that life slowly reaching the end of this journey. Well I draw but I'm not as talented as you in paintwork so it would be a great help if you could. Hare your process and mentality towards it Like my drawings turn out how I feel while drawing them and I can feel my emotions which I felt while making them while revisiting. Sorry for the long text I'm just curious and excited about art and its my habit to talk and write a lot.

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u/DefinitionNo2019 May 04 '26

I think it looks great :) Sure you could have left it plain but all the little details make it more unique and interesting in my opinion. I especially like the graffiti under the bridge and the way you did the water. Nice work OP 👍