All Sandpipers are pretty much complete, except
for some final touches, which I’ll look at near the end. Last week I blocked in
the colors for the seaweed and now I’ve completed coloring them. Just the
smaller clump remains in the front. I’ve also worked in the reflection of the
larger clump in the foreground and I added a bit more reflection to the clump
on the right, behind the bird that is leaning over with its bill in the water.
At first I was a bit unsure how to handle the reflection of
the Sandpiper with outstretched wings. Should I break it up more toward the
bottom or not? After looking through other photos of birds standing in water I
decided it should be treated just as the other birds were. Although the
reflection takes up more space it is still relatively close to the bird and
should hold together fairly well. If I was doing a large structure, the
reflection would break up more near the bottom. It also depends on the water.
This water is very shallow and fairly smooth with only a bit of rippling, so
the reflections should be pretty stable, with broken edges. I think it looks
realistic and natural. Any thoughts on the subject?
All I have left now is a bit more of seaweed and the sea
foam. Maybe just one more week
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