This is my updated painting where I used more mauve! I think this works better and keeps the color scheme more uniform. This is the process I used to create my oil painting. My inspiration came from my trip to California, where I ate this shortcake at the famous restaurant Porto's. This shortcake took a lot of time and experimenting. I had never made an oil painting before this so it was kind of scary. I started out by creating the shortcake. I wanted to get a cakey texture so I used a pallet knife. This created a focal point. I then added value to make the cake appear more realistic. The background was a huge obstacle. Trying to paint fabric with oils was a new experience. I started out with too much blue in the shadow so I had to completely repaint it. This was for the better because the wrapper has a better shape. I think the color choice was good but I would have added more mauve in the cake shadow on the wrapper if I could go back. I think by adding frosting to the wrapper there is added interest in the piece. If I could paint this again I would try to tie in the green of the strawberry elsewhere. I would also continue with more values in the fabric and plate. Overall, I am excited about the way this piece turned out and I am thrilled to try out oils again.
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