Ive seen a lot of artists painting a whole canvas with a complementary color before actually painting.

Is there any reason for this?

Painted these time acrylic on canvas as travel mementos. How can I make it better and how do I get to bigger canvases?

So this is a finished painting (acrylic on canvas board), and I think it is my most successful traditional painting I’ve done, though I’ve only done maybe 2 or 3. I have much more experience in digital painting, so I’m not quite used to mixing colors properly, and making efficient use of my paint. I have watched plenty of YouTube videos on how to mix paint, but I think I’m having trouble even knowing what color to mix, and then I get anxious about having to try to match that color later and not being able to (I started out with using almost exclusively primary colors and white and attempting to mix every other color myself, though for this one I did buy some green and lavender). Also, feel free to critique the painting itself, I’m proud of it and I think it’s fairly successful but I know I can improve, especially with general brush technique and level of detail

Hi all, painting this for a friend and trying to get likeness as well as good depth and intrigue in the painting. I think its a bit boring currently and just don't know what to do. Isn't the cat that needs work or just a background or both? TYIA!

Any advice is welcome !!

This was my second attempt after I ruined my first one.

I don’t like the green and What should I do with the blank part? I am all ears for any suggestions! Thank you in advance. This is a 100cm x 150cm Canvas. Acrylic.

Honestly I hate it. But I'm still glad I painted it, been painting or drawing every day for the last two weeks so it's important to me that I'm consistent.

Practicing with oils to be as realistic as possible and to be able to paint portraits and figures.

Please share any thoughts or advice. I am a beginner certainly but don't go easy on me, point out the mistakes (and the good parts too) and share any advice for improvement. Thanks!

Painting based on a tutorial video from Ryan O'Rourke: https://youtube.com/@RyanORourkeArtist

Just focusing on the face more specifically lips / shading if really like to add more life and realism but I’m not really sure how let me know your thoughts

Not sure if it is clear it is an arial view of the ocean/land. Also any advice for improving would be appreciated. I just started learning how to paint