I have no idea if this is pretentious, or any use to you whatsoever. However, I remember when I was starting to paint and my parents (both officially artists) gave me lots of advice. Two bits in particular I still find useful and very simple, so I'm going to type them at you.
1) Turn the canvas upside down to check the proportions of things. Sometimes it's worth filling whole bits of the picture in 'upside down' - our brains are peculiarly fickle when it comes to size and perspective. 2) Step back, and really squint through slitted eyelids. This will allow you to perceive contrast properly. (This is also very useful when painting from real life, and trying to capture shadows)
I wouldn't dream of criticising your work - for one thing, I can't have an opinion until I see it fullsize. I would urge you to keep painting though - I wish I had the discipline and time to buy a new set of watercolours, instead of copping out in potatoshop whenever I get the creative urge!
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1) Turn the canvas upside down to check the proportions of things. Sometimes it's worth filling whole bits of the picture in 'upside down' - our brains are peculiarly fickle when it comes to size and perspective.
2) Step back, and really squint through slitted eyelids. This will allow you to perceive contrast properly. (This is also very useful when painting from real life, and trying to capture shadows)
I wouldn't dream of criticising your work - for one thing, I can't have an opinion until I see it fullsize. I would urge you to keep painting though - I wish I had the discipline and time to buy a new set of watercolours, instead of copping out in potatoshop whenever I get the creative urge!