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Old 03-10-2008, 01:40 PM   #29
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Patty,
I think that you are doing fine with the figures, but I suggest that you get the values and colors of the seascape right before investing too much work in the figures. You will see that the figures are a piece of cake for you once you get the values of the sea right.

The sea / water is like a mirror, it is light because it reflects the light coming from above. The foreground is as light as the background. You have to lighten the foreground value.
Paint the foreground in a sandcolor and gradually add some light blue untill you are out where the wave break, make it a gradual slide towards the light blue of the sea and paint the waves, foam and small nuances when you have the gradual foundation right, right.

The seascape is very light and the figures are both darker and lighter than the seascape and that is why I suggest that you fix the water first.
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