Started with a nice pair of Guppies.

billj · November 2013

Turned into fifteen. Sometimes I think I need help. ( not with the painting ) 24" x 28" The colors in this painting are a real challenge, these fish are beautiful.

Any ideas before I start ,(besides "don't Start" ) Thanks

jcdr · November 2013

Great beginning. I like all the fish, it's a way more interesting composition.
Question. Do you have references for all the additional fish in their various positions or just the large central pair?

billj · November 2013

jcdr; Just the main pair the rest I got out of different books and out of my head.

Ron · November 2013

Thats a great start! Are you able to get Carders special paints, looks like they have the pigment to handle the problem of color.

Mark_Carder · November 2013

Looking forward to this one! Ron - don't need Geneva paint to do this :-)

Ronna · November 2013

I like that composition. I think you'll have fun painting this.

gfish · November 2013

Nice start. I like guppies, used to raise show guppies. Took a lot of heat over that but I think they are neat. Look forward to your painting.

shirley_seput · November 2013

I didn't realize how pretty guppies are… this will be beautiful..watching with interest. ;;)

billj · November 2013

gfish; Long, long time ago, I sold trios for $18. Too much work as you know. And they are my favorite
Shirley; They are pretty., The color of the skin is very hard to get. its transparent. Spent an hour trying to mix it cant get it yet. ANY IDEAS ARE WELCOME .

gfish · November 2013

Bill, I was getting 30 for trio when I got out. Had a disease tear through and I was not fast enough or safe enough and lost most of my good ones. Just quit at that point. Paint the skin like you would a grape that is also transparent.

Pop · November 2013

This is going to be great Ron, watching with interest, you'll get the skin, just keep trying.

billj · November 2013

This color is hard. What do you think? the painting isn`t as yellow as the photo. will take a better photo.

billj · November 2013

See that circle with the magnifying glass ? how do I stop it ????

Ron · November 2013

Gee, it's so nice the way it shows on my viewer, maybe your too close it?

suekat · November 2013

When you mix up those violets and blues and grays that make the skin look transparent Bill, you will get the effect of transparency. Don't think about the skin being transparent, just look at and isolate the colours that you see, and put them where you see them. Good luck

easier said than done of course. I seem to have a difficult time mixing up vibrant oranges from Mark's basic colours, I tend to muddy or weaken this particular colour easily (would love someone else's experience with oranges and also turquoises!)

billj · November 2013

Another step, will go back to touch up the colors later. Sorry about the circle, haven`t figured out how to get rid of it yet.

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Ron · November 2013

What circle? What am I not seeing? :-??

billj · November 2013

Ron, My computer is screwed up and I thought it showed up when posted, David told me and now you that I`m the only one that sees it..that's a good thing. Maybe I am crazy. Thanks

Ronna · November 2013

Oh wow. Very nice! You're getting that transparent look.

Iwillpaint · November 2013

@suekat
If i remember right, Mark says he cant mix a strong turquoise with his French ultramarine.
He said he would use Winsor blue or how he now calls it "Power blue" or Phtaloblue.
With the orange i dont know.

suekat · November 2013

@iwillpaint
Thanks! played around with a little windsor blue and definitely this is the solution for a good strong turquoise. I am going to try cad. red medium for an orange. I have been adhering to the basic 5 colours and I really love them for most of my painting, there is a subtle uniformity developing

billj · November 2013

The variety of colors in these fish is unbelievable. This is a fun painting. I researched the Guppies and they are every color under the sun.

billj · November 2013

How do you make the photo smaller ?

Ronna · November 2013

That's awesome Bill!

Ron · November 2013

That's really looking great!

billj · November 2013

Ronna, Ron ; Thank You guys, I appreciate it.

Iwillpaint · November 2013

Looking so good billj. The tail-brushwork is nice. Beautiful colors.
To resize a photo maybe use Gimp a free programm for editing pictures.
http://www.gimp.org/

rgr · November 2013

I like this more and more every time I look at it!

richvinzant · November 2013

Lookin good

billj · November 2013

One and a half to go. I think the yellow bottom left might be too strong. What do you think?

dreamlight66 · November 2013

billj What a beautiful painting, regarding the little guy in the yellow I think he looks a little like the odd man out, maybe distracting from the two main characters. Maybe if you hold up a piece of card or something to block him out it may help you decide if you prefer him there or not or if he's too bright or not. Hope this helps.

Ron · November 2013

Might be a little too strong but such a cutie!

CharleyBoy · November 2013

Great painting billj, The yellow one might seem too strong because its the only one like it..a "black sheep" of sorts...it will pull the viewer's focus. If it were me, I'd stick with the color scheme used with the other fish.

billj · November 2013

How do I shrink the photo to fit.

billj · November 2013

dreamlight66, Ron, CharleyBoy, Thanks for the input, I agree. I`ll do something.

billj · November 2013

Finished. ----toned down the yellow one bottom left, took out the half guppy left side center. What do you think?
Thanks for your input.

dreamlight66 · November 2013

Billj this is a lovely painting. I was going to suggest taking out the half guppy but I didn't want to offend. So much better, just lovely.

Ron · November 2013

Terrific Bill, you did the right thing!

jcdr · November 2013

Great job Bill

billj · November 2013

Pop · November 2013

That is beautiful Ron I do hope you are proud of it.

Ron · November 2013

Pop, I'm not the guy who made the Guppies painting, that's Bill! I'm sure he's proud of the painting.
My kittie would love to watch those fishies!

Ronna · November 2013

I love it! =D>

Mark_Carder · November 2013

Great!!! :-)

Castillo · November 2013

@billj thumbs up!

Iwillpaint · November 2013

Beautiful

Pop · November 2013

@billj Ooops sorry Bill I gave my accolades to Ron for this painting. That will teach me to read properly and not keep popping in and out spasmodically ... love this painting Bill.

SusieQ · November 2013

Outstanding

TattooArtist · December 2013

Nice

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