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Published: 2010-05-16 19:57:35 +0000 UTC; Views: 1587; Favourites: 70; Downloads: 0
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Just something I made to practise my watercolor skills.Related content
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Hi!
Your work has been FEATURED IN MY JOURNAL here: [link]
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You did a nice job handling the watercolors. The effect is nice and soft and I love your take on fairies.
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Wow! Even though you praticed this is very awesome! Hey did you draw this is pencil first?
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wow this is so beautiful, amazong colours and whole feeling that comes with it is wonderful
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So beautiful! I really love the composition, with all the rounded shapes. Excellent work!
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That really nice to hear. Thanks for the compliment!
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This is very well done! A few thing that I see that you could improve on (don't take me seriously it's late lol) the colors could have been a bit richer, they look a bit washed out and flat. The character could have had more of a presence in the background, no very visible shadows or lighting. You could have put a slight yellow glow from the magic. You don't have to listen to what I said, the painting could be just how you want it! (I'm too afraid to use the criticism thing 
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Thanks! I ask for feedback/criticism so please don't be afraid to give it. I consider it as a special gift, because it helps me to improve upon my drawings and paintings. But yeah, the critism thing can be scary because it makes it so 'official'.
I think you just pointed out the things I had some trouble with myself. I'm a little bit afraid of adding darker colors and that reflects in the lack of shadow. And the yellow light...I wanted a glow, but when I had to paint it, i didn't know how I and then I was afraid to ruin the whole painting, so I settled for this. I think it all comes down to being too careful when I paint.
So thanks again. Your comments will be helpful in my future painting.
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Here is a painting that I did, you can see the yellow lighting but I used watered down acrylics. You can probably tell that I like dark, rich colors. [link]
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That's really cool! I like this pictures. The fairy is really well done. But why does she have grey hair?
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Thanks! The grey hair...it should have been black or suggest that it black, but I couldn't get it right with watercolors. When I paint, I very cautious and dark colors such as black, scare me a bit. I probably used to much water when I painted the hair and the black turned out grey.
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That's funny, i didn't know that it turns grey if you use to mucb water. Otherwise it's already a really good picture!
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Thanks for the comment! Trees are so lovely to draw and paint...they can be just as expressing as people. The hallway idea, as you name it, came out better than I had expected, Iยดm really happy with it.
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Lovely idea...
I really like the hallway idea you've created with the curving trees
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