i want the building and the cat to be the first thing the viewer looks at.

[amber quail]

do you think i should change the cat to a ginger becoz i want the building and the cat to be the first thing the viewer looks at. :))

[timid venture]

I think you might cornsider switching your composition a bit. try to break down your design to thirds. your viewers will be drawn to the central box first so any object you want as your main focal point should be roughly in that space.

you can see the building is there,for the most part but the cat is not, bringing the cat into that central space will draw more attention fromthe viewer

i think if that isn't an option, pump the values on the cat, more everything to push it forward, its a bit muted right now and deeper values would push it forward and add interest

[calm sandal]

Honestly make the green thing more blurry, it’s the first thing I saw

[cunning matrix]

the cat looks too small compared to the railing, which might help a bit

[amber quail]

Ohhh...Took me a while to understand but i think i get what you're saying now

[amber quail]

you mean the wall of the balcony?

[amber quail]

Oooh I'll try that thnx :)))

[timid venture]

I think they mean the little green artifact/doodle dead center, which speaks to the point of the viewers eyes going to the middle frame

Is this digital? Are you able to pull the wall and cat up and to the left

[amber quail]

Yes this is digital, ill try that and let yk . :))

[amber quail]

That was supposed to e a building but its kinda incomplete lol (i hope we're talking about the same thing tho)

[timid venture]

i think thats the thing

[amber quail]

oooouhhhh thats my brush from my art program lol im so srryy 😭

[timid venture]

i think the other buildings in the mid range being out of focus is a good touch, you shouldnt be able to see too much detail from that distance

[amber quail]

aww tysm!! i haven't given the details of the building too much time since im way too focused on the cat

[timid venture]

i think we are drifting more into a discussion of style here, and keep in mind my medium is water color. IMO we should be breaking down our landscapes into layers, with the focal point being the first layer, and the receeding layers should be losing focus, with the objects furthest in the back being mostly suggestive and with nearly no detail. I think at the point you are at here you have a really good result for that sort of style

i think thats what drew me to comment on this piece and makes me interested in it

[amber quail]

Aw thank you, you have no idea how much that means to me, your way of explaining is really great too :))

[amber quail]

decided to take all yours' advice and changed some things up. its still a wip but lmk what you guys think

[timid venture]

I saw the cat and building right away

[amber quail]

yippieeee

[timid venture]

You've nailed it

[amber quail]

aahh thank god, Imma go complete the rest of it. TYSM once again🥹

[calm sandal]

Whatever that was

[calm sandal]

This

[amber quail]

Oh yeah that's just my brush from my art program. Ended up in the pic when I took a screenshot haha 😅