Painting Enhancement -- Brad Hill

I've never really sat down and painted any sort of art before (aside from elementary school) so this was a fun experience for me. It was fun to sit down with a few tools and create something new. I liked the change of pace form Adobe products and digital design. What i decided to do for my subject was pick up a painting from DI and adding my own flares to it. I've always wanted to do it, but haven't gotten around to taking the time for it. This was a perfect opportunity to do so. Here is the original piece:

it was nothing too special. I found the scenery to be a bit dull with few trees, so I wanted to make it more fun. I bought a set of oil paints and brushes and got to work. What was fun was the small selection of color i had. I had a tube of black, white, red, yellow, blue, and brown... but i got to play with color theory to make new hues for my art. I felt creativity in trying to make something new out of something old.  My first addition was a wizard on the mountain which actually blended in well. It was a subtle add. Then i put lava below the wizard to make it pop out more. One tree was decorated with blue and purple ornaments, a space shuttle was added, sharks in bloody water appeared, wilson (from castaway) floated onto my canvas and I finished with a yellow submarine. It was fun playing with different size brushes and seeing how each size and stroke made a difference. The only downside was the fact that oil paint takes time to dry, so adding bigger details might have to wait for another day.

here are some colors i was able to create using the primary colors.