The camera is no substitute for a painter's eye.
This breakwater is a perfect example.
Even if I had every foot of the breakwater visible I do not want to paint it that dark. Colors like that create a strong focal element which draws one's eye and decreases the depth of the painting.
That leaves two issues to resolve: building a breakwater for which there is limited information and coming up with colors which read as dark but aren't.
For the "building the breakwater" I know the rocks are not rounded but rather angular.
For the colors I mix lighter colors, leaning toward the cool end of the scale, but also include some browns for the weathering rocks.
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The breakwater in my painting looks incredibly light compared to the one in the photo at the top of the post. I may darken some areas after the rest of the painting is completed, but the goal is to suggest a breakwater and not chop up the painting with a harsh dividing line.
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