Tallgrass Prairie National Preserve Kansas
An Idea from Instagram. I came across from this National Park Service Instagram posting earlier in 2019 (www.instagram.com/p/BzMOBsanD52/?igshid=1anq99ejfc8ql) and loved the view across the wildflowers and rolling hillsides. I normally visit national parks on my travels, but this one does look like a place to perhaps visit to take in a morning or late afternoon with sunset!
To the painting, I once again practiced using Adobe Fresco and painted with the Live brushes that app has on my iPad Pro. My thinking was to methodically paint across setting, first starting with the nearby wildflowers. I painted a little bit of the backdrop and then the petals and stems of the wildflowers. I figured having the background colors, would make it easier to then have a contrast of colors that stood out for the wildflowers. I then worked on the next challenge with the hillsides and having a broad paint stroke for a more distant view. That thinking also went into painting the grove of trees. Make it distinct but not a lot into details. The skies were the last part. I didn’t want a bland sky that I saw in the image on Instagram. A sunset with bold, vibrant colors would be needed. I decided that a blend of yellows, red, and even darker earth tones would work. The thing I love about Adobe Fresco is how Live brushes allow a blending of colors like one might do with actual painting. So much to practice learn, and love with this app!
In the bottom, center foreground of the digital painting, you'll find that stick figure image of me "hiking" with my Cubbies hat, imagining a time spent exploring this area!
Tallgrass Prairie National Preserve Kansas
An Idea from Instagram. I came across from this National Park Service Instagram posting earlier in 2019 (www.instagram.com/p/BzMOBsanD52/?igshid=1anq99ejfc8ql) and loved the view across the wildflowers and rolling hillsides. I normally visit national parks on my travels, but this one does look like a place to perhaps visit to take in a morning or late afternoon with sunset!
To the painting, I once again practiced using Adobe Fresco and painted with the Live brushes that app has on my iPad Pro. My thinking was to methodically paint across setting, first starting with the nearby wildflowers. I painted a little bit of the backdrop and then the petals and stems of the wildflowers. I figured having the background colors, would make it easier to then have a contrast of colors that stood out for the wildflowers. I then worked on the next challenge with the hillsides and having a broad paint stroke for a more distant view. That thinking also went into painting the grove of trees. Make it distinct but not a lot into details. The skies were the last part. I didn’t want a bland sky that I saw in the image on Instagram. A sunset with bold, vibrant colors would be needed. I decided that a blend of yellows, red, and even darker earth tones would work. The thing I love about Adobe Fresco is how Live brushes allow a blending of colors like one might do with actual painting. So much to practice learn, and love with this app!
In the bottom, center foreground of the digital painting, you'll find that stick figure image of me "hiking" with my Cubbies hat, imagining a time spent exploring this area!