I really like the hasp. I think it turned out pretty good. It looks old and a bit warn, but still could be used today. And I really like the nails in the wood, and how the rust has kind of run and stained the wood.
As for anything else, well.. lets just say i struggled a bit. I'm not saying this is a bad painting, but I can do better.
As a critical assessment, I should have had more color variation in the wood, and probably made . a few more cracks. As far as the lock goes. I could have been more precicse with the bronze. Though I do think the right hand side of the bronze locking mechanism looks great, the left leaves a bit to be desired. Then we come to what I thought was gonna be the best part, the rust, and well, it fell a bit flat. First off, its too dark. And being that dark, doesn't allow me to put much roundness into it.
If I were to do this again, I'd be able to do a much better job. I am sure of it. In fact, maybe I should do this one again to prove it to myself.
Think I'm right? Think I'm being too hard on myself? Leave a comment and let me know.
If you want to see me painting this lock in a video, check it out below.
