@martsuro

Pinte

Hey, You are making a great painting! Here are a few suggestions: Check the values. In some areas where I placed a red circle, the value differences are not clear enough. It is important to fix this as early as possible, because it can make choosing the right colors more difficult later. Try to identify where the value differences should be. Think in terms of background, midground, and foreground. In each of these areas, only a certain range of values should be used. For example, in the background, you could use only values between 10–25, so it stays darker and separates better from the rest of the image. Take a reference and try to match the values as much as possible. Most of the time, the values we paint are not the same as the ones we see in the reference. If you want your artwork to match a specific reference, you may need to adjust some values in your painting. Another way is to pick the colors you see in the reference and then adjust them so they fit the value structure of your artwork. I hope I was clear. If not, don’t hesitate to contact me. =D Happy painting,

@fosco

Pinte

Hey there! Sorry for the rough paintover :,) I just needed something to draw on to explain things. Painting city scenes can be complex—and honestly, pretty tedious. A good general rule is to focus your detail in two main areas: the focal point and the foreground. Those are where the viewer’s eye naturally goes, so you can keep the midground a bit rough and the background with minimal detail. I marked in red the areas where I think it’d be worth pushing the rendering. Now, the bigger question is: what’s the focus of this scene? What’s the story? Having clear answers to those will help guide your decisions and keep the piece from feeling scattered during the painting process. Also, try gathering references of cityscapes in the style you're aiming for. Study where artists place detail and—more importantly—why they do it. Then come back and apply those insights to your own piece. Hope this helps!