How To Simplify A Cityscape Painting

[@MB-kf3yx]

Very useful info...love the format...analyzing and identifying optimal outcomes. Color study completes demo. Thank you so much for sharing your expertise.

[@philstarke.artist]

Glad it was helpful!

[@carolynrobinson9502]

I love how you show your final painting to go along with your original photo and the work in between.

[@philstarke.artist]

Thanks Carolyn

[@DonAndrewsAWS]

Hi Phil,,,this is excellent! We artists tend stay in our camps, watercolor, oil ,pastel ,etc but design is universal!

[@philstarke.artist]

Design is the one unifier. Love your watercolors Don!

[@DonAndrewsAWS]

Hey Phil,,,,,right back at you! Friend Don

[@mczarnec23]

That color study is really good.

[@philstarke.artist]

Thank you!

[@bcarithers22]

Thanks, I enjoy your teaching. This one on simplification was excellent! It is helpful that you go over and over again and show us the results!

[@philstarke.artist]

Glad it was helpful!

[@---Dana----]

Oh yeah! Loosey juicy and your figures are great! Thank you Phil.

[@philstarke.artist]

You bet!

[@song4night]

Thanks Phil.

[@philstarke.artist]

You're welcome!

[@sandradodson540]

Good one, Phil!

[@philstarke.artist]

Thanks Sandra!

[@crazyadam738]

That is very useful. (If you are wondering how I already watched it, the answer is double speed man😂 double speed!) Will be going back for a proper watch when I have time !

[@philstarke.artist]

Thanks Adam, Double speed is a good idea, so many videos to watch.

[@ronschlorff7089]

Hi Phil, good one, again! Yes, city scrapes are challenging, especially for painting on the spot. I've taken an a few photos of them, even done a few on a tour of New England years ago, in NYC. Not memorable paintings, don't even know where they are in my stacks of thousands of pictures, LOL. I did do other things as diversion from my desert landscapes, mostly animals, humans and other species, like ducks, tigers, zebras, etc. They are all the same really!! Except we have a lot less "fur", particularly when painting a female nude! LOL ;D Only time I've done something close to a city scapes, as far as annoyance of people is concerned, is painting in Yosemite a few times, with dozens of tourists, all asking you about this trail and that attraction as if you are a "park prop" or something. I pretended to be a visiting "foreigner" in those cases, in my instance a Canadian, which is not a stretch since I was born there many moons ago. The tourist asks about how to get to Vernal falls for example, and I say: "I dunno, I'm a Canuck, eh. Just here on Holiday, eh, trying to paint this nice scene, here, eh. Why not ask that nice ranger over there, eh? He might know, eh? You can use that, Phil, if he need arises sometime while painting in a park!! LOL :D

[@philstarke.artist]

Thanks Ron. no speaka engish

[@ronschlorff7089]

LOL, good one too!@@philstarke.artist

[@Mikes10241]

Thanks again Phil. Cityscapes are something I haven't tried. I have a question - in your opinion are there well composed photos that won't translate to a good painting. I use my own photos as reference and I find that some of my better photos do not translate well to a good painting. My conclusion is that some really nice photos should be left as photos. I hope my question is clear.

[@philstarke.artist]

Most of the time a photo with a good composition would make a good painting, but, you're right some good photos aren't paintable