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Published: 2008-12-27 07:29:33 +0000 UTC; Views: 2880; Favourites: 27; Downloads: 0
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This is the cover of a card I made for my Grandparents. They love nature pics of all kinds, so I thought they'd like this.This is my version of a speed paint, took me 3 hours. It's all watercolors. The card is about 5 inches by 5 inches.
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I love this! Intricate and delicate! It reminds me of the artist Nancy Eckholm Buckert
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Cool, that's a great compliment, thanks!
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Thank you, that's very kind of ya. I wish to do more of these in the future.
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so beautiful D:
pretty bird
with lots of texture
its very elegant X3
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Thank you! I want to paint more animals like this, right now I'm trying more cartoonish styles.
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aww you should D:
they are amazing really
wow well i think your realistic and cartoony style drawings are all fantastic
so keep it up X3
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I wish, i could do with the camera what you can do with your hands. Great painting!
deadwolf
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That's nice of you to say, thanks for that. Very kind.
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This is lovely! 
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Oh yes, very. Almost like their bejeweled. I feel like I could spend a lifetime trying to master them.
I appreciate the very kind comment, thank you.
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Well done, love the feathers, you are getting better and better. see you around
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Thanks my friend, much apreciated.
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For some reason this didn't show up in my messages. Really great stuff. The feathers came out great. The whole piece has some really effective textures. I have recently learned that getting your textures right is actually harder than perspective. Good Job!
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Thanks, bro. That's much appreciated. The textures are tricky, always going to be working on them for sure.
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Considering you only used 3 hours on that I am very impressed, you put in a lot of details. The previous comments have already pointed out more or less everything I wanted to say, so I will just say that I loved it and hope to see more from you in the near future.
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Hey thanks, I appreciate that. You reaffirming what others have suggested really drives their points home.
I hope to put up more of my works soon. Thanks for the patience.
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I'm sorry for the late comment, but things have been running tight for me. The hummingbird looks fantastic and you did a wonderful job on making all of the colors vibrant. I hope your grandparents like it.
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Lol, no worries, Lady. Thanks for the comments, they always make me smile.
My Gp's did like it, they actually framed it! Gotta love family.
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Lovely intricate drawing, you have drawn the bird very well
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Awww, so nice of you ta say! Thanks!
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@_@
Wow, this is so well done. It's so colorful.. and it just... <3
It's so good!
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Hey, that's cool of you to say, thanks.
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Awe, beautiful yet simple, as a card should be. I love the detail in the feathers, I can't master feathers yet, so i'm inpressed. ^^
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Hey, thanks Ark! I'm trying hard to be versatile, always pushing myself. I haven't mastered them either, but it's fun learning.
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Thanks my friend. That's much appreciated.
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wow youre good with animals!
love the details on the bird, looks life-like
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Thank you, bro. I should try them more often. People seem to like it.
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Aww they must have loved it!
You're definitely getting better at colour =]
I love the texture of the twig too, very lifelike =]
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Aww, thanks, Squids! They did!!!
I'll keep pushing to get better, long way to go.
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Awesome! I really like the colors and how detailed it is. Good job!
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Ahh, the infamous bass player! So nice to hear from you, your comments are always welcome. Your always to kind.
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Painter? I said bass player! Ha, your stuff is far from plain. Far from basic.
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I mean that my painting is pretty plain... hardly any details or anything, lol.
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Everyone's cooing over the feathers (which are very well done indeed, especially with the simulation of iridescence), but the branch keeps causing my jaw to drop. The knot looks well and truly gnarled, making complete sense (continuity, biological purpose and fluidity, etc.) and expressing the time of year perfectly. And I really like the way you lightened the hue of the twig toward its tip, pointing it into the background, giving a little hope that spring is waiting to make its entrance.
Did your grandparents end up enjoying your card?
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Thank you so much, CJ. They did.
I'm glad you enjoyed it as well. You always pick up on all the details. Makes them worth putting in.
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Pretty cool 
The berries look a little strange. They look like they're outlined instead of highlighted. I know it's a pain to get the highlights right with watercolour. Instead of leaving the white of the paper you could just paint the entire shape with watercolour, and then go back after and add some shiny spots with thin white acrylic. I think there's an opaque white watercolour, too, but I've never used it. Ooh, or you could take wax [certain brands of white colored pencil will do] and put in all the highlights first. Watercolours won't stick to it
Keep experimenting with colour mixing! If you add blues or purples to brown it makes a great, deep shadow that looks very convincing.
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Thank you so much, Oleem. That's great advice worth taking to heart. I agree with it all, hopefully I'll get a chance to try again soon and apply it.
I really liked the white highlights bit, I seem to always do things the hard way. So funny. Thanks.
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This is done with watercolour paints? Yes, you're not the only one who gets stunned by a medium's potential
The brushstrokes are so fine, I thought it was colour pencil. This is very good for only 3 hours, I take so much longer to do realistic pictures...
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My work, to me, is just an impression of realism. I wouldn't know where to begin if trying for reality.
That's why I'm so fascinated by your work. It's very deliberate and accurate. Two things I know little about.
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Thanks, too nice of you. I've still allot to learn.
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