r/BeAmazed 4d ago

Art Imagine messing up this one stroke

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u/Miserable-Brain- 4d ago

No way. Anytime I see anything like this I just assume it is cgi. Maybe this is the best compliment to the artist

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u/Forya_Cam 4d ago

I think there's already raised layers of paint where the waves are and when he drags the white paint across it catches on the wave tips.

Not tryna take away from it, it's still incredibly skillful and a cool technique.

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u/OkCry5073 4d ago edited 3d ago

Yup! Common, old technique. You can see Bob Ross was taught this technique as well, especially with the snowy mountain scenes

Definitely not something this artist invented though. Cool to watch but it's not really anything new to seascape painting.

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u/HellsSnack 3d ago

The painting looks like it has a lot of texture, it’s called impasto. It’s basically 3D, so when he moves the pallet knife thing he’s using across it, the paint is only touching the raised bits, perfectly highlighting the waves.