Haven15's art Thread (crits please)

[Haven15]

Hello, i'm Haven15. i am 15, and i'm new to watercolors! i'm looking for some crits and advice on my paintings.

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http://img516.imageshack.us/img516/5772/xboxcontrollerwatercolofz6.jpg
haha :xbox: (lot of smileys here)
ok here i was just trying to paint an xbox controller. the whole sepia type color scheme was unintentional...

http://img181.imageshack.us/img181/3235/landscaperu3.jpg
here i was just trying to achieve a plain type landscape. i think more contrast would've made this look better.

http://img185.imageshack.us/img185/7649/lighthousebatterjs2.jpg
here i was using a reference picture. i was just trying to get it to look okay. i think it would look better if it were cleaner and crisper and the highlights were better on the black. im still not sure how to get highlights on black to look right.

these are painted on 3 1/2x5 watercolor sketchbook. ill be working on a 9x12 from now on.

crits please?

[Haven15]

http://img407.imageshack.us/img407/9066/fruitpaintsof1.jpg
here we have a potato and a tomato and a cucumber. i think i made the ambient light on the tomato too much...

[Haven15]

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dog and cat.

[Seedling]

You're doing great! You have a good mix of subjects that are from direct observation, from reference photos, and from your imagination. Don't hesitate to really load up the pigment on the brush. Keep up the good work!

[Ramon Hurtado]

you're looking good! just keep hammering those observational skills, work from life a lot and soon you'll find your skills growing faster than you can say *insert work that can be said fast*. If you need some inspiration look up anders zorn and especially john singer sargent, both excellent watercolorists. Good luck!