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Colour pencils on medium cartridge paper, and a small brush with solvent to try and smudge , make out off focus . My drawing of a picture waternymph byPlease give credit to vanilladisaster
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Ahhh so freaking pretty! I really love her expression and how flowing her hair is. Plus the combination of the green lily pads against her red hair is a really nice effect. And you've done the reflection of the nymph really well too! It looks very realistic.
The only suggestions I have is that there seems to be a sharp contrast of the white light on the left side and the black of the water on the right side. I think there needs to be a little more transition between the two for it to flow better. Based on the original photograph, I might suggest drawing more of the water so that you can see how the light flows.
Also, where her hair meets the water on the right side, it almost looks blonde, which seems a little strange to me. I would think that it would be a darker red. I checked out the original photograph, and even though it definitely is lighter in the reference, the photograph is also less saturated than your picture, which I think is why the blonde really stuck out to me.
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Instantly, viewers are drawn into this picture due to the girl's eyes. They are innocent and glow with vitality. The light reflected in the irises is clean and sharp -well done. The colors in this piece are also beautiful. The dark blacks of the water, the greens in the lily pads, and the orange-gold of the hair all work together and contrast with the paleness of her skin. The ripples shone in the water and the reflections deserves praise. Overall the hair is done with great attention to detail; however, the part that is almost in the water seems to lack the earlier detail; the colors suddenly turn her into a blond. It's understood that the color should be lighter, but it is overdone. Rather the color should be similar to that on the crown of the girl's head. Also, the painting seems to be divided between a dark right and a lighter left. The foreground is done well, however, when the blurring is done for distance, the difference in color is to contrasting. More details should be put into the top left. Other than that, this is a good piece.
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There is no denying the skill behind this picture. The attention to detail is prominent in the hair. Though, two points I would like to raise are how the hand seems a little alien in comparision to the girl and how the top left corner doesn't look like a part of the picture.
I understand that you have used a reference and that is the reason for the abrupt change in the background. But keeping in mind that the original was a photograph and this a traditional artwork, it is impressive.
On the whole it is very close to realism and the only scope of improvement would be adding a little more detail to the aforementioned background (the sudden change of focus is a little unnatural).
This picture gives more insight on the artist's skills than the general concept, since it is the artist's take on a photograph, which may not be the intention. Whatever the case may be, there is no denying how pleasing it is on the eyes.
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I would have to agree with the fact that the hand did see a bit too extended and out of place. Maybe a better gesture would have been the weight of her hand drowning the lily pad. I'm becoming obsessed with this piece
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The hand drowning the lily pad would have indeed made more of an impact, though seeing as a reference was used a little adjustment on the hand would seem more appropriate.
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Im no professional but i would like to make a suggestion. You should put a lot of detail on the eyes, you went with something simple which is great. But as i view this peace her eyes grab my attention she looks pure and innocent. I believe if you added more detail to them it would make the image pop more and give it that personal connection with the viewer.
Your choice in colour is great, her pale skin makes great contrast with her hair and the reflection on the water adds realism. Your blur on the far upper right was too big of a jump from the middle. Maybe a water effect would have been a better choice. All in all its a beautiful peace, please don't take my critique too harshly.
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P. S . Thanks for the fav
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No , thank you so much I love to hear what other people think, good or bad , . I normally focus on the eyes and do alot of detail there , Just in real life when you engage with someone you would look at their eyes first, as this was a bigger picture rather than my normal portraits I thought to put more effort into the hair , make that the focal point, and make you look at that first, the eyes as with the hands I suppose I could have gone with more detail , I don't know if your the same by a some point in a drawing I say to my self that's it I've done enough.some times I can spent to long on a drawing then make a mess of it .I understand what you are saying about the top right . I should of graded it a bit from light to dark , ( might change that ).
Thank you for your great comments
Regards
Brian
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No problem, I learned from your drawing too, I'm not yet as talented but yeah I did notice that your focal point was the hair, a great choice in contrast with the lily pads and colour in general if I do say so myself.
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This is such a gorgeous drawing and beautiful model (from the original.) Beautiful all around!
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Congraz youΒ΄re Deviation is featured by have a great day
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awwww god this is awesome! my work is nothing compared to yours
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This is amazing, l love the vibrancy of the colours especially in the hair.
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spectacular!!!amazing!!!!splendid!!!!awesome!!!
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Thank you so much for all your lovely comments
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My Jesus! This is definitely a Favorite! It is so amazing, fantastic, stunning that I have no words for describe the impact and impression it provoques.
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I really like this, her face is beautiful and the colors are so great.
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Oh My God!!!!!!!! You are genius!|SHe is soooo beautifulΒ
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