How can I make this painting better?

I would not call myself a painter, but I painted this last night. It is an orca whale for my best friend who loves orca whales. Please give me any feedback or tips on how to make it better. Rank it on a scale of 1 to 10. One being the worst and 10 being the best.

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That’s really good! I would rate it a 9!

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Love iiit! I’m not an artist, so I would say 10, but if you want a constructive critism, then 8 :D

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But I would recommend a little shading on the orca because it seems there is purple light coming from above? Or maybe I’m just seeing it weirdly

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8 it’s really good

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9/10 maybe add a bit of shading :3

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I would rate it an 8!
You could make it better by adding foam to the waves or more blue details to the waves!
It is awesome how it is though!
I could never do that!

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10 it’s amazing :star_struck:

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:face_holding_back_tears:Awww thank you so much! You’re so sweet!

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Thank you for the tips.

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11 :]
um shading

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10000!?

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this is awesome! 10!!!
if you’re looking feedback i’d say:

regarding shades

some light shading would definitely help. you can try adding a very tiny bit of that blue or purple to the shade to add some hue to it bc blue is such a strong color and can overtake the white with the tiniest drop, and if you want to try to dull the blue down bc it might be too vibrant, add some orange until you get a neutral shade, making sure that it doesnt overtake the blue/purple though.

heres one potential example from my palette last night, where i mixed some orange into a blue to create this cooled neutral shade (you can always brighten/darken up shades more by adding white/black respectively!) :]

mmm yes procrastination palette <3


i didnt wanna create any overstimulation so i just took a screenshot of the section of my palette that i wanted to highlight lol

you can also try going back and cleaning up any of the uncovered areas/edges around the orca or unwanted overlap with a smaller brush :] if you’re using acrylic, then any fixes should be quick and easy!

overall though, this lidoly looks so amazingghhhggg good job!!

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8/10, maybe add some shading? It still looks really good i think your friend will love it! :blue_heart: :purple_heart:

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Oooohhh this is really cool!! I’d give it an 8 :3
Maybe u could add some shading next time? And some perspective to the tail :D it’s still really good tho and I’m sure she’ll love it!! >w<

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Tysm!

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Thank you so much for all the feedback!

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I would rate it a 9 really good!!

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10, definitely!!! I have no advice. Probably because I can’t draw for the life of me

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THE COLOR SCHEME AAAAAA definitely a 10 :3 maybe add a little shading to the white parts of the orca?

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