Self Talk: Slow Down (Part 2)
It is never fun to mess up. The heartache of the mistake can be brutal but sometimes the process of fixing the problem can be rewarding. Thankfully, that was the case in this situation.
In part one of “Self Talk: Slow Down” I discussed getting white splatters on what of my completed paintings and outlined what I thought were my four best options for moving forward. To summarize; I could add more splatters, try to color match and cover the splatters, create all new elements to cover the splatters or just re-use the canvas and create a whole new painting with the canvas.
After being frozen with trepidation I opted to try my hand at color matching to cover up most of the areas and use similar colors to add a couple more trees. Can there ever be too many trees?
Before I show you the before during and after, here is a video of my daughter observing the painting and expressing her sadness over the messed up painting.
Watching this video (now that I’m on the other side) the white splatters seem so small. However, the disappointed I felt for making such a careless mistake after countless hours of texture sculpting and painting was immense.
Once I sucked it up and got to work on remedying the mistake, I was happy to find that I remembered enough of my original paint mixtures to match nearly exactly. Where I had some variation in color I worked hard to blend it into the painting and did my best to match it near enough for it to be a shadow or highlight of an existing element. I’m really happy with the final result and I think this whole thing happened because the universe knew this painting needed more trees.
Picture 1: White splatter in the dark green trees of the painting.
Picture 2: During the process of covering up the white splatter with a dark green tree.
Picture 3: A close up of an area of the painting after covering up white splatters.
The final painting after all the white spots were successfully covered up!
Thank you for joining me on this journey. I’d like to say I’ve learned my lesson and it will be smooth sailing from here on. But, I’m always learning and I’m sure something else will happen that will put me back in a similar position of fixing a mistake or just working through trials and errors.
Happy creating,
Paige
