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taibossigai — 2016 WIP Challenge - March - The Spirits Rising
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#native #nativecanadian #ojibwe #smoke #soulsearch #spirits #totem #vision #anishinaabe #nativeamerican
Published: 2016-03-29 23:21:30 +0000 UTC; Views: 722; Favourites: 20; Downloads: 0
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A young woman sits dreaming, and envisions several animal spirits rising up into the sky.Thank you to everyone who contributed title suggestions!
WIP version can be found here:
9x12" on watercolor paper. Watercolor & India ink pen
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the pole is still up on your wall. As odd as this sounds I would have called it 'Totem'. It resembles a totem but more than that, what totem poles are supposed to represent.
That name is good too... it's a nice expressive piece. I especially like how you really made it flow.
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I really like the color scheme you've used. The light, airy colors give it an ethereal feeling. The animals are also very free and feel dynamic like they're ready to fly away. I woudl suggest that you find a reference of some form for the woman. Her body is more like a child's with curves. An adult woman's torso will be approximately three of her heads tall going from her chin to the crotch line. Sitting like this will alter that a bit, which is why I suggest a reference of some form. If you have two mirrors you can set mirrors up, or you can look around for stock images that people are willing to share. I hope you have found this comment useful. I hope you have a lovely day/evening!
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First of all, this is very beautiful. i love the idea of it and how you have set out the composition. the way you have painted the animal spirits appears very magical and full of movement and i also love the simplicity of the background. the few sprays of colour and the smudges of blue complete the piece very well.
Here are my suggestions on how to possibly improve;
First of all is the woman. i'm going to guess that you intended to paint her simply but i find she requires a few more details or perhaps needs to mirror the correct anatomy of a person a little more as she isn't clearly recognized as a person. while the hair does help a lot, i think her body might require a little extra work. of course this is only my opinion
The second thing i think might help to make the artwork create a bigger impact is to brighten the colours. this could of course just be the photo quality as uploading traditional artwork can often result in certain aspects being missed in the photo (i think this might actually be the case as the WIP you posted of the background does seem much more vibrant, but i'll mention it none the less just in case). i find the colours a little dull and lifeless so by brightening them it would make the image stand out more and also make it clearer to see. if it is just an issue of photo quality, it can be edited using numerous different apps or programs.
Overall it's a nice piece and i love the thought behind it well done!
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Beautiful!
This piece is very calming and dreamy, but also wild. I like that the animals have distinct enough forms that I can identify them but are not totally distinct as if she's still searching for something. I also very much like the little splashes of color in the background, it makes a nice contrast for the brownness of the girl and the greyness of the animals.
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I like how traditionally cultural the art looks. Good job.
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Reminds me of a totem pole. And the movie Brother Bear.
I'd say "Wild Sprit" fits the image well.
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Thanks very much, and that I wanted to make something reminiscent of a totem pole.
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Good suggestion, I will add it to the list.
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The souls with in? no I`m horrible at naming things....but it`s such a beautiful picture it need a beautiful title! I love the light colorus and the pose of the woman also it remindes me of the
drawing you made for my secret contest...but with a much happier and lighter mood.
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Very true - I like using abstract shapes for people, and I like the back to the viewer pose (it's also easy to make), and yes, it is rather like the other woman. Perhaps it is her, conjuring up the totems in the spirit world.
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wow, I love that, it reminds me totem poles in Canada 
Hmm... a title sugg5estion... maybe... from earth to the sky ?
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Thank you very much! The totem pole was exactly the inspiration I was going for.
I will add your suggestion to the list.
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awesome! it really feels dreamy! I can't help you with the title though, I suck at that...
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Thank you very much! 
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you are welcome! and haha! nothing beats 'untitled' XD
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This is a very delicate piece, and I'd say probably something like "Ethereal"or something related with journey? if that make sense?
Apart from that, I like this piece from you
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Thank you very much! For a while I honestly wasn't sure where it was going, and I thought I was starting to overdo the blue & grey smoke.
Ethereal sounds like a great word - I'll definitely keep it in mind.
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ooo that's really cool! I love the shape and flow, how it looks like a column of smoke, or like a twisty tree growing.
Hmm, how about something like "spirit of the dreamer," "elevation of the subconscious" or something like that?
and if you end up using it, don't worry about the points XD I just like to help brainstorm XD
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Thank you very much! And yay - you saw it as smoke! That makes me very happy.
I like the first title, but I'm going to wait and see if there's any other suggestions. Thanks very much for the input!
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