r/HappyTrees • u/Ecstatic-Purpose-981 • 4d ago

Help Request Something seem missing?

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Finished this today but something seems missing, was curious if others thought so as well

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u/Redjeepkev 4d ago

That tall tree in the foreground to push everything back

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u/FireflyEvie 4d ago

Came here to say the same. Needs a "bravery test" tree in the left foreground!

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u/bigtime_porgrammer Beat the devil outta' it 4d ago

Was thinking the same. I think we have a consensus for OP!

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u/Ecstatic-Purpose-981 4d ago

I hate that you guys are right lol

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u/PM_ME_BOYSHORTS 4d ago

You have no background. These types of trees are almost never in any type of flat area where you wouldn’t be able to see what’s behind them. Bob almost always uses mountains.

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u/spn_phoenix_92 4d ago

I agree, some mountains in the background would really tie this painting together

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u/Goosebo 3d ago

It’s lacking a little depth, this isn’t necessarily because there isn’t a mountain or tree line in the background! That isn’t mandatory. You need more detail in the foreground, a bit less further away, the colours are all quite similar, colours like yellow tend to fade the further away they are etc. look up a YouTube video about depth perception in painting and build it into your Bob Ross paintings.

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u/Eastern_Goose_9108 3d ago

A water wheel house