My mom requested a valentines day style painting, and I love how the flamingos look, but I hate this background. Id love some suggestions on how to change it. That can mean adapting the current background in some way, or completely covering it and doing something new. I have no problem doing that.

Can anyone offer their ideas? Thanks in advance.

  • phaedrus@piefed.worldEnglish
    8·
    2 days ago

    Personally, I think it’s excellent as is and puts all the focus on the flamingos and heart, but I’m also a bit of a minimalist.

    Only thing I can think of, maybe continue the heart shape out like ripples in a wave gradiating to the deep purple?

  • Kissinglass@theforkiverse.com
    9·
    2 days ago

    @Okokimup My instinct would be to use a contrasting but de -saturated colour in the background. The birds create the heart shape already, so I’m not sure the second needs to be there. Just my opinion. The birds are beautifully rendered.

  • GrantUsEyes@lemmy.zipEnglish
    7·
    2 days ago

    I’m not totally against the repeating hearts or monochrome analogue pallete, but turning down the brightness of the background colors so the flamingos pop up more could be an idea.

    Mixing a color with it’s complimentary desaturates it so you could try mixing those pinks with a tiny bit of green and see if you like the vibe with some swatches.

    Or maybe apply a wash of a very deep purple, ( that almost matches the background)over the hearts. Again, try first on some swatches before comitting to anything. Actually I kind of like this idea more.

    Beautiful rendering on the birds!

  • RamSwamson@lemmy.sdf.orgEnglish
    7·
    2 days ago

    I like the heart but not crazy about it being in two tones. The black isn’t bad, maybe if you sprinkle some tropical style greenery in it to give it a little pop?

              • winkly@lemmy.worldEnglish
                1·
                1 day ago

                You asked what I would do to improve the background and I gave you a suggestion that you shot down based on your interpretation of a sunset so I suggested different colors. Not sure what kind of help you’re expecting.

                • Lumidaub@feddit.orgEnglish
                  1·
                  1 day ago

                  I’m not the OP but suggesting a green sunset is unusual to say the least. What do you mean by “your interpretation of a sunset”? I think most people, when thinking of a sunset, would primarily think of a lot of warm colours like red and orange and yellow. Sure there’s a point where the light from the sun has faded enough for dark blues to start to dominate again but that’s not exactly the first thing that comes to mind for “sunset”. Conveying that imagery in a clear way might also be tricky to pull off in OP’s image with the limited space.