Hockey

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  lookingforbeauty said,

  Wow! You sure got the proportions well – and what a dynamic composition. These are hard to do, alla prima. It’s a split second image.
  People sometimes get all bent out of shape when you use someone else’s photo as reference. As a learning tool, working from photo reference can be very helpful.
  I think there might be copyright issues though, if it ends up resembling the photographer’s work very closely. It’s a grey area for me, but there are hard-liners who believe that you should never show a painting that is adapted from another person’s photograph.
  In any case, as far as your technique goes, this is a real success. I like the darker tones and attention to detail.
  K

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  swatch said,

  Ah yes – I am not sure about the issues here – The lady in the yellow and green is a local to my town who plays for the South African Womens Hockey team.

  thanks K for the positive feedback on the composition.

  Stephen

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  lookingforbeauty said,

  You might think about getting in touch with the photographer and ask his or her permission to use the photograph as a reference photo for a watercolour using the composition which will be painted almost verbatim. If the person has given you written permission, I think then that you have the right to use it…. Maybe someone else reading this can advise on the niceties (or the legalities) of this.
  If you can contact by e-mail and the answer comes back by e-mail, it’s easy for both parties on this exchange.

  K

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  swatch said,

  thanks K – who would have thought there would be so many pitfalls – but these are to be considered. Stephen

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  Carol King said,

  Fantastic! Love how you handled the colors. You captured the skin tones quite nicely.

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  swatch said,

  thanks hey Carol

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