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Lorellyne — Four elements: Earth
Published: 2011-05-02 12:47:36 +0000 UTC; Views: 1316; Favourites: 17; Downloads: 49
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The Tree of Life.I get mostly inspired by the Greek myth of Gaïa, Mother Earth both a giver and a sustainer of life and by the norse myth of Ygdrasyl the Tree of Life.
Then I created a mix between both.
I also wished to include our planet which is also a wonderful symbol of earth and of life.
It's in watercolor on hot-pressed Arches watercolor paper.
I tried a new technique I read in a book lately, which consists in applying a very light and thin color glaze to the overall painting at the end to give a sense of unity and harmony.
I glazed the whole picture with the same purple I used for shadows. I just love purple shades !
I hope you like it !!
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Ah je vois que toi aussi tu aimes faire des séries!
La terre est mon préféré pour l'instant (tu prévoies de faire le feu également? ou alors je l'ai raté dans ta galerie...)
J'aime beaucoup la composition, les champignons vraiment très bien faits et l'arbre et la demoiselle se confondant, on dirait une dryade d'ailleurs ^^
En plus c'est de l'aquarelle, mon medium préféré toutes catégories confondues^^ et je ne connaissais pas la technique que tu expliques; en fait à la fin du dessin tu mets un lavis coloré très très léger pour faire des sortes d'ombres et apporter plus d'harmonie à la composition? (désolée si je n'ai pas bien compris mon anglais est un peu rouillé hélas XD)
Je ne trouve pas grand chose à redire (je ne suis vraiment pas une bonne critique...), juste d'un point de vue pratique, peut-être mettre le dessin en 600 ou 800 pixels de large quand tu postes sur dA, car là je ne peux pas bien zoomer dessus car il n'est pas redimensionné (et puis ça met bien 5 minutes à charger Oo)
C'est tout ce que j'avais à dire
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Oui j'aime bien les séries ! Mon préféré est l'eau pour l'instant et je dois encore dessiner l'élément du feu ! (tu ne l'as pas raté 
Oui c'est ça j'ai mis un léger lavis violet à la fin pour harmoniser l'ambiance du dessin ( j'ai lu la technique dans un livre sur les pigments d'aquarelles et leurs différentes utilisations et j'ai trouvé ça sympa !).
OK merci pour l'aspect pratique et les dimensions je postais le dessin avec la résolution d'origine je pensais que ça sortirais mieux mais j'essayerais une résolution plus faible pour que le zoom fonctionne mieux !
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Moi aussi dans ma série des éléments il me reste le feu^^
Mais il n'est pas encore prévu... c'est ça les séries, j'aime bien les commencer mais pour les finir =/
Bon courage!!
J'essayerai ta technique ça m'a l'air bien sympa
Au moins en résolution d'origine on voit bien les détails mais on ne peut pas voir le dessin dans l'ensemble en fait =/ à moins de l'enregistrer et/ou le regarder à côté... Mais en 800 par exemple on voit déjà très bien! ^^
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Oui je suis entièrement d'accord j'ai eu tout de suite des idées pour l'air et l'eau et j'ai eu un peu plus de mal pour la terre.. là j'ai une idée pour le feu mais je ne sais pas encore bien ce que ça donnera pour la réalisation !
Bon courage à toi aussi pour le feu !
Je vais suivre ton conseil et poster les futurs dessins en plus faible résolution ! Merci encore !!
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The technique you used with the purple glazing was quite successful! I love the colors in this piece and you have a great sense for composition! The only thing that could make it more perfect is to add some more details after it is dried - the wet in wet technique makes it look a little blurry at some places - especially the edges. But that's a minor thing. You can be proud of this.
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Thank you so much for your nice comment !!! I'm always struggling with composition so I'm really glad you like the way I arranged this one
Thank you for your support as well I'm happy you like this piece !
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Beautiful work! Love the pose of the lady and the way her dress flows!
May I ask what is the name of the book where you read about that glazing technique? I have never heard of it it sounds very interesting and the result is so beautiful !
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Thank you so much !!
The book is "the watercolor Artist's Guide to Exceptional Color" by Jan Hart and it explains more in details the different groups of colors, the color wheel, the different options for a painting ( monochromatic, complementary etc..) and the pigments properties such as the pigments more suited for glazing especially.I found it really useful !
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Thank you! I'll try to get this book, I don't have in in my collection jet
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You're welcome I'm happy to help ! 
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Well, it is difficult to recommend anything because I don't know what you would likt to improve in your paintings. I love art of Stephanie and I have both her books, of course, they are great! They have one weak point though, it is very recognizable if an artist used one of Stephanie's tutorials
A book which I would personally recommend to every watercolorist is called 'The Complete Watercolorist's Essential Notebook' by Gordon MacKenzie. Although, he mostly paints landscapes and still life, his book helped me a lot with my art! It is a treasury of many different techniques and advice to beginners and advanced watercolorists. I've got the book throught Amazon.de...
I was trying to give more attention to backgrounds lately , that's why I have a collection of books teaching how to draw landscapes, Terry Harrison has a nice series of tutorial books... but there are many others, well again I don't know if you are intersted..
I also watch Painting& Drawing channel at YouTube if I happen to have time it is like looking over the shoulder of a professional artist, it has helped me a lot!
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Silly me!! I hit the reply button before being done .. sorry !!
I have the tutorial book from Terry Harrison as well and I find it very useful especially for sea and skies.
Thanks for the link to the videos on YouTube ! I'll have a look at them.
I'm also trying to focus more on backgrounds lately in order to introduce more elements in my paintings as one of the critics I frequently received was the lack of detail to set the atmosphere and the scene.I really have to improve on drawing characters as well (the faces especially !).. lots of works to be done !
Thank you again for your support Jana I really appreciate it !!
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Thank you so much for taking time to share some of your favorite books with me !
I agree with you about Stephanie's tutorials but her books are just so gorgeous they definitely are a must have !!
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I like how her hair looks like Princess Leia's from Star Wars
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Thanks !!! It didn't occur to me that her hair look like princess Leia's but you're totally right !!
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Haha yeah xD Thanks for the compliment!
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Well I commend you for your use of water color, its not an easy thing to use.
Now there are a lot of great things in this picture, the idea especially, I like. You do a great job with your brush strokes especially on the mushrooms I like them.
I believe the piece is lacking on the detail, perhaps paint larger so you can really show your viewers what the lady's face looks like. Also, Id like to see more darker colors of green and brown on the tree to bring the picture alive.
I mean overall I like it, keep up the good work
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Thanks a lot for the comment !!
I'll work up on adding more details to the background and characters in the comming pieces thanks for the advice !
Anyway thanks a lot for your feedback I really appreciate !!
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