So I've only oil painted.
You have skill. However, you got to paint in layers. What it looks like you're doing is drawing, and then coloring in with paint, and trying hard not to mix the colors with the paint of the sky, grass, worms, etc, which leaves behind all these empty white spaces.
My only advice is you got to paint the background. Depending on what type of paint you're using and how heavy the coating is you can continue painting or wait of it to dry. For oil paint it could take hours or a full day to dry. However, since you're using acrylic paint, it should take 30 minutes more or less depending on how much you use. After that, then start with the landscape, then the birds, etc.
Dare. Dare to paint new styles. New things. New animals. New objects. Things you haven't before. A different color combination or painting style. Create something new. Dare to try new things. Paint the things you see but can't touch. Example, light, the sunlight, the glow, the shadows.
reduce the level of "fanciness" (pencil and paper is enough) and increase the raw number of works that you finish instead. you get better simply by doing it more. so i feel like worrying about equipment like facny colors, fancy canvas materials and facy brushes and shit like that is the wrong way. just do black and white. focus on basic shapes and proportions first.
but ultimately the best tip is to just do whatever is more "fun" to you, cause that creates motivation. just increase the number of work as much as possible.
I like the picture overall because I think you did a good job with the hawk and its nestling. But something about the green is off for me. It almost looks like a background of grass on the ground but the nest is obviously up in a tree. Maybe it's supposed to be the green leaves of the tree, but some of the limbs are bare (which is a naturally occurring thing though).
But whatever the case I think you have promise as a painter.
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u When I draw, a horse and a dog look like identical twins. I have absolutely no talent for visual arts so I can't help you with this.
Well beyond the awesome and also I'm not a artist or painter besides home maintenance, the yellow on top and around the beak seem unnecessary. Also the chicks look incomplete, not like the queen bird standing out. The trees in the background could use definition as well.
Maybe learn about shading so you create dimensions and illusion of space
Arts... is a way to express oneself. I would NOT recommend you to imitate the style of others.
Only: Make the worm pink (unless it's a snake?) - and all will be well :D
I guess more consistency in how you cross hatch the background and less phasing out when your trying to submerge the background
I think your colors are too drab. Browns and grays are not too interesting.
I don't know, but I think your painting looks good.
It looks a little flat right now if I’m going to be honest. Try adding in a little more depth.
The detail needs to be finer, especially on the hatch lings.
u By practice practicing and practicing until you’re at a real high skill level
that's actually pretty good. what you could do to improve is trace the image or draw the image first on the canvas with a pencil then use your paints
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go on a painting course or watch courses online or youtube or get books
Study other painters' work. Take lessons.
use professional paint
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