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Published: 2006-05-20 09:15:34 +0000 UTC; Views: 1549; Favourites: 34; Downloads: 145
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. This one actually didn't take very long to finish. I started it one night while Rook and I were reading some H.P.Lovecraft. Working on this had some sort of sedating effect on me. Even now as i'm looking at it i feel quiet and calm...and sleepy.Media: Watercolour and India ink
Time Spent: under 20 hours
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Wow! You've got a perfect control of shadows and lights! Your colours are beautiful, I especially like the sky. I still have a lot to learn even with watercolour!
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*cough* well...not perfect. It's something I still have to work hard on. *blush*
Watercolour is an awesome and expressive medium. You should definately keep at it!
Not enough people do watercolour. Perhaps that's a good thing though. We can have it all to ourselves. hah. ^__^
Keep in mind though! It IS one of the hardest mediums. There's no room for mistakes.
Alot of great artists use oils. But you can mess up as much as you want with those and just cover it up. It almost seems like cheating to me. Anyways. The point is. Watercolours are really hard. I am impressed by anyone who ventures to try them. So good luck!! Keep at it!
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Dear, you need some new material. 2 years here and all you've worked on are trite anime cliches. We all have our phases and specialties, but we have to move on sooner or later. If you like the japanese so much, here's a couple of less conventional visual artists that hail there: Ayami Kojima [link] , Kazuma Kaneko [link] and Yoshitaka Amano [link]
There are other artists you might want to take a gander at, such as our own Linda "Enayla" Berkvist [link] [link] , nicolas "sparth" bouvier [link] , and Juan Gimenez. No, not just take a gander, but ABSORB from these artists, attempt to emulate them as much as possible, and whenever satisfied, move on to other, drastically different ones and keep your mind fresh. You are young, and now is the best time to do this.
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Thank you for the links (of course, I already have seen Amano's art). I used to study Enayla alot. Her concept of the human body is quite good...but if you look at her art objectively, she has the same 'trite anime cliches' for her themes and concepts. Not only that, she has been here four years and her art has stayed the same. At least, I know that artistically I have improved. I do not accept the thought that there is some point in which you become so good you are at the peak and will never improve again. In fact, I would stop painting right here and now if that was all I was working to. Emptiness and complete lack of feeling! I do art because I have to. Because these images and emotions I see in my nightmares. NOT because I think someone will like me for it and NOT because I think someday I think I shall be 'alpha artist' and will never again have to put any effort into my paintings. The mere thought sickens me! Neither shall I attempt to emulate artists I look up to. I will admire them. Try to learn something from them. But that is all. I am far too ambitious and competitive to ever aspire to bring myself into their shadow.
As for the 'phases'. I am not the type of person who jumps from one thing to another, to whatever suits me or whatever I feel like 'in the moment' like this society so ardently teaches. I believe in growth not impulsive desires towards whatever is currently accepted.
This painting, I agree, has nothing to it. It was my filler painting to refresh my mind if I grew tired of working on 'Under Shadows' for too many hours at one time. Although there is less detail and motion...there is so much more feeling...so much more of me. As it is based of a true event. Perhaps my art and technique is not up to the level of feelings I try to portray, I can only hope that one day I can obtain this ability in a much deeper sense.
I enjoyed your comment and that you've taken enough interest to say it. Thank you again...
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This is really cool. The details are very nice and the flow of the picture is unbelievably elegant. Great color choices, too. I love the border up by her head, and the sword is pretty k-rad too.
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k-rad? o.o XD i've no idea but i'll take it as a compliment. ^_^
thank you so much.
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Stands for "kickin' rad." Heh.
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you....painted...that???? O....M.......G.........!!!!! so so amazingly done!!! (I used amazing a lot!)
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haha. amazing is a good word. ^_^
yeah. watercolour painting is definately my favourite style of art. Its the art i want to sell. digital is for practice. ink is for when i'm feeling weird. and mixed media is usually for venting my raaage. XD but seriously. o.0
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I suck at all the above but you kick ass at all! this is just O_O amazing! hehe amazing is a good word
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She got reel purdy hair!
I simply salivate over all the detail.
Umbs Thup!
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Thank you!
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no kisses! nooooooooooo~ *runs away*
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Yay!!!! You posted something! I wish I could do watercolors - maybe one day I'll play with - but there's no room for error. At least with pastels or oils you can sort of "fix" things, but you really only get one chance with WC and that scares moi! This is lovely - I really love the upper left, lower right, her hair, and the sword. Super! See you really soon!
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there is at least some room for error. if you 'go out of the lines' you can actually lift a certain amount of paint by painting with water over that area. plus, i use so much dry brush its almost as though i was using ink. which feels a little like cheating, but thats how i taught myself. XP but on this painting. i messed up so bad. the background is not a circle. i had two lines drawn and i went outside the first one. paused. then slapped myself. rook was watching me and he said, "myeah...i was going to ask you why you did that." the background is so dark i couldn't do a thing except hope that no one would notice. >_< but, seriously! you should try them. i'm such a huge fan of WC. -especially- when they are not used in impressionist style. give them a chance. its really relaxing. you can do soo much detail. *dreamy* they're wonderful.
p.s. you're almost here 
p.p.s. you and the girls need to watch 'mirrormask'. it's a British film, released (first, i think) in the us. its very...original.
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Hmmmm, maybe this summer I'll experyment! I used to do drwings in india ink and then use colored ink which was kind of cool. I think wc would be better and easier to work with! See you sooooon!
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this is simply beautiful darksyren! i loves it! do you do any goddess pictures? i would be seriously interested in seeing a bast/sekhmet picture!
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dankt ^^
...and pretty avatar O.O *star gazing*
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thanks, i like my little ava, too
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hmmmm...very pretty, and asusual your clothing is exquisite....however,t hsi time i ahve a critique...her torso zeems a bit too stiff...or soemthing..id unoo, for once, soemthing seems a bit off *i say for once becuase it is often difficult ot finsd somethign 'off'...(nto wrong....art is nto wrong^^) anyway, this is rather long winded ne? i like the smokey effect and alll the little details and symbols and such..it reminds me of a page fomr noe fo those old renaissaincey books...you kwo with all the ornamental leters? ok, now i relaly AM jsut rambling....^^
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it's so hard to read your typing...but i think my awesome decifering skills have finally come in handy. ^_^ *pats you on the head* ok. the torso. i was going to say something in the discription along the lines of "yes, yes, the proportions are all off" i mean. she's good from about the ribcage and up. anyways. i figured i'd rather a few people point that out than say something and have a bunch of people going, "no...no, it looks great" when i know that it doesn't XP i don't know. that's my way of thinking anyways. *shrug* i knew one of you were going to see it for sure. the background took the longest so i'm glad people appreciate it. ^_^
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hahahahaahah!!! sorry, i just had to put a random side-comment on the topic of your signature....gives me a great idea for an ink drawing..oh for a computer of my own right now~! ^^ well, it'll come eventually....(hows that for dechiperable typing eh?)
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ho ho
20 HOURS?!
my god....
i suppose u took breaks....(hahaha im so stupid!)
WONDERFUL!
cept the colours need to be more...........shadey...toney???
but still
WONDERFUL!
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the colours didn't turn out exactly right after the scan. i tried to fix it with my computer but its a laptop so its hard to figure which colour its going to be that everyone else is seeing. i still have no idea what it looks like to everyone else. i just guessed. XP
myeah...i took breaks. (lot's) i'm not that hardcore!
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wow, this is lovely! I adore the way you colored the sky!
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thank you...the sky is my favourite colour blue. i use it alot. ^_^
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Wow... You're amazing... I love the little design on the sleeve of her jacket, and the way you did the grass... and the spiderwebby strings on things. That gold and green thing in the corner looks cool too... I love how this looks like it was planned out, but it wasn't o.0 Guh, and the sky is awesome... and the background looks like a crackly wall... There's so much in this pic TT-TT it's crazy
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Lovely! I really like the sky and moon. Great job!
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I have a strange obsession with the moon. O.O perhaps i am 'de la Luna'. ^_^
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uhm...did you tell that one to the shfiter? i wonder if she remembers that particular event....hahah
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seriously, though! almost every watercolour i've ever done has the moon in it somewhere.
'de la luna' means 'of the moon'...and what particular event now? o.0
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well, you know how mae's story involves a characger (her character) Luna.....heheheh...sorry, it was late and i was sugar high...
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I probably have 300 hours of practice. o.o *dies*
huh? wha-? oh yeah...i'm immortal. XP thank you!
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eep! I'm not worthy! Get your hugs away from me!
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wow! stunning colours and details! 
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thank you. ^_^ watercolour came somewhat naturally to me and i've been in love with them ever since. BloodAngel was my first watercolour. (I'm almost too ashamed to show o.o) despite how crappy it is...its not too bad for my first try. and that was only a few paintings ago...so there's hope for everyone if they try it. heh. ok. enough of the motivational speeches. *blushblush* thank you again for your comment! ^_^
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