A beautiful photograph can stop you in your tracks. But to turn a photograph into a great painting—that’s where vision, skill, and interpretation come together.
If you’ve ever wondered how, having taken a great photo how to translate it onto canvas, this guide is for you.
I have separated this article into two.
Part 1
Suggestions on how to approach your transition from photo to painting.
Part 2
Here is a nice little sketch exercise to get you started in the Club.
Its a photo I took just a few weeks ago in Alicante. I thought it would make a great compositional challenge for the Art-Club.
The exercise.
Produce your own sketch taking into account elements such as light and dark, focul point, perspective, simplification etc. In other words make it ready to become a water colour.
When complete post your versions including a brief commentary on what was difficult, what you left out and why.