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[Vulpes]

Wow! Nice work, Keep! And that's not a painting-in-a-painting, is it? It's a reflection. That takes some serious concentration to get right!

[thegreyarea]

Keep, your painting is amazing! Well done, and the reflection that's not exactly a reflection is great, even if a little frightening! (what's on the other side of the mirror, one can ask...)

[Róisín]

Painting, mirror, or painting done while looking in a mirror? Fascinating! One always wonders what is on the other side of mirrors.

[moredhel]

Tried to add some heavier shading. And because my wife said none of the rose sorts she knows (and she knows a lot of them) looks like this some additional red. Unfortunatelly i spilled some water over it during the painting process. But it still looks rose like.


I tried to do the shadows in a different color (ultramarine).

[Róisín]

Moredhel, I like the way you have done the edges of the petals - makes it look sort of more three dimensional! Very lovely.

[Groupoid]

Keep Looking you are very skilled. I really like how human the woman looks to me, as in: beautiful by simply being, and not looking all styled up. Looking slightly imperfect, making her more charming.

moredhel a pretty rose. With gentle shading & coloring. A thing I've never really figured out how to do. And I like the spots caused by the water, giving a kind of background.

[catbirds]

moredhel, the improvement on the rose is good!!! I'm glad you took your wife's feedback. You got the right idea with the watercolour shading.

[Vulpes]

Keep, your painting is amazing! Well done, and the reflection that's not exactly a reflection is great, even if a little frightening! (what's on the other side of the mirror, one can ask...)

Ahah! I argued with myself for quite some time about the reflection, and decided that I was imagining things, but I'm glad to see you think it isn't quite a reflection, too. The plants seem to be reflected, but the figure... not quite. And yes, the effect is slightly unsettling. So well done.

moredhel, I like both versions of the rose! My limited experience of watercolour is of endless frustration, so I'm really impressed.

[moredhel]

I'm glad you took your wife's feedback.

As a completely self untaught painter, I am happy for every feedback. No learning without experimentation.

[Annuil]

Great work, moredhel! The 3D feeling is there now! What kind of brushes do you use for watercolor? I was thinking that you are missing a tiny bit of sharpness in your artwork... it definitely isn't a bad thing, it may just be your style, so I'm just wondering. Otherwise, I like the vibrance of color now. (Isn't it cool how watercolor allows you to make a ton of layers and it wouldn't fall of, like oil paints would?..)
Keep Looking, that is a beautiful painting! I didn't know you work in such style! And these things indeed take lots and lots of strength and time! But the outcome is worth it!
Here is my little something I drew today, an illustration to one of my stories... "A moment of pure happiness":
https://1drv.ms/u/s!AsSnHPIBASO_zG9BekNyzD4oCkXh
(still a OneDrive link...) 

[moredhel]

Great work, moredhel! The 3D feeling is there now! What kind of brushes do you use for watercolor? I was thinking that you are missing a tiny bit of sharpness in your artwork... it definitely isn't a bad thing, it may just be your style, so I'm just wondering. Otherwise, I like the vibrance of color now. (Isn't it cool how watercolor allows you to make a ton of layers and it wouldn't fall of, like oil paints would?..)

Layering watercolor is really great. I think it is because it is water pigment and only a little binder. Pastels or colored pencils are limited there, because they fall of the paper, or the pencils build up a lyer of binder (wax? oil? whatever it is) and it is not possible to draw on this layer.

It was lazy with this painting and used only a broad brush. I do have fine and very fine ones too, but for learning purposes with the broad one I can see better what I am doing wrong.

Here is my little something I drew today, an illustration to one of my stories... "A moment of pure happiness":
https://1drv.ms/u/s!AsSnHPIBASO_zG9BekNyzD4oCkXh
(still a OneDrive link...) 

This is so beautiful.

[Jitter]

Annuil, they are so beautiful! Is it their wedding?

[Keep Looking]

Annuil, your art style is absolutely lovely, this is such a pretty artwork! It definitely does capture a moment of happiness.

Moredhel, the blue tones you've used in the shading of the rose work really well in adding depth to the artwork!

[Vulpes]

Annuil, that's lovely - you've definitely captured a moment of joy.

[Annuil]

Thank you, guys! This is my favorite way of using watercolor (and ink) for illustrating. This one is going to be the ending illustration for the story I wrote

Annuil, they are so beautiful! Is it their wedding?

Yep, it is. 

It was lazy with this painting and used only a broad brush. I do have fine and very fine ones too, but for learning purposes with the broad one I can see better what I am doing wrong.

Oh, okay, yeah, that is a good way to find mistakes.