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WillemSvdMerwe — Guardian of the Stream
Published: 2013-06-23 21:12:26 +0000 UTC; Views: 828; Favourites: 22; Downloads: 10
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Bridget, one of the main characters from my Wavendreem's Garden stories, meets with the Guardian of the Stream. So far this scene isn't in any of the stories I've finished, but I had the idea for it ... I might work something like it into a story. This scene is inspired by many dreams I've had of magical forests, clear streams and wonderfully strange things living in them. Watercolour.Related content
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Lovely idea, I think you've painted the landscape very well,
the guardian looks good too but the girl looks a bit ... i don't know the right word for it, but she isn't up to your standards. Hope you don't mind the critique.
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OK Sarah ... I'm here to improve, so if you could perhaps help me put my finger on it I would appreciate that enormously. And anyone else's input would also be welcome. So:
- Is it something I can fix or do you think I should do the whole painting over?
- Is it her face, her hair, her eyes, her mouth? Just a note, Bridget is supposed to be a bit goofy-looking.
- Do you want more detail?
- A problem with the pose?
- Something to do with the lighting? Should I try and make her a bit more solid-looking perhaps?
- Should I try and 'ground' her in the painting, connect her with the rest of the painting more?
Again thanks if you or anyone could help out.
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Glad to hear you're not offended
It's quite hard to tell what exactly is wrong.
I think the proportions of the figure are not quite right.
Her upperarms are too short, the skirt seems too stiff, het feet look huge, maybe that's because of the water I don't know.
These are the points I noticed, but I could be wrong of course.
Maybe you could try different things in Photoshop to see how it works out.
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Thank you very much Sarah! I think it is fixable. I'll give it a go this weekend ... have to finish a few other things first.
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