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Published: 2007-07-14 18:41:47 +0000 UTC; Views: 4244; Favourites: 93; Downloads: 0
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...or ladybug to those over the pond.So I had another play with the acrylic paint today.
I had tonnes of fun and only stopped because people were moaning about not being fed, I hadn't eaten, so why the heck would they need to?
So this is not really finished....but I couldn't be bothered to do it as a WIP so I'll just edit this lot when I've finished it... I need to do bits of tweaking on the antenna and I want to make the wood texture better .
Got the photo from the amazing stock gallery of aka ME! [link]
so yeah I painted one of my own photos 
I'm pretty damned chuffed with it though...I think I might do more paintings.
It's had about 5 hours work up to now.
Acrylic on canvas 12" x16" (30cm x 40cm)
EDIT: I've played around with the wooden background and although it's not really as I would like I'm worried that I may overwork it so I'm leaving it at that for now. So I think I must have spent about 6 or 7 hours on it altogether.
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This is awesome! I like it very much!
I bet my mom would love this,, it reminds me of a excellent photo of a ladybird that she took a couple of weeks ago.
again, awesome drawing!
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thanks Per
Ladybirds are so photogenic
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I'm really enjoying your color pieces! Great job! I love the red color on it's back, and how you've managed to really bring out the roundness of it. Very nice Ruth.
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Stop messing with our heads and show us the real drawing, only kidding ^^^^ it's so realistic I can actually feel it crawling on my skin
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lol thanks Ken...it was only my second try at painting with acrylics so I was quite surprised that it turned out so well.
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Lovely job, Ruth! It looks wonderful.
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really great painting 
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thanks! my father-in-law said 'what are those white bits?'
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Wow thats so amazing!
When I first looked at the preveiw image I thought it was a photo!
Definately going to honour that with a fave!
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Ok I m jealous.....Jealous jealous jealous 
It s better than the photo...well no offence to the photographer 
Anyways...the ladybird is stunning 
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Damn ..I did ? hmm...I ll go around the city looking for it tomorrow
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omg!!I absolutely thought it was a photo, I had to zoom it in but almost not even then I could tell it's a painting! very well done:] btw I started on an oil painting yesterday^^,
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thanks Sandra...I enjoyed doing this one, I will have to try more I think.
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^^, yes it's so fun to paint!
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This is just beautiful. Perfect!
Cute little ladybug...
Seeing the thumbnail, i thought it's a photo, then i thought it's a digital painting, but hey, it's traditional. Amazing.
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Thanks very much
and thanks for the 
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nicely done! - I used to like ladybugs until we were infested with the very similar looking Japaneese Beatles which like to pester and bite for no reason - now I cant tell them apart so they usually all meet there demise if they are near me ..*
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thanks! - well this is a cute friendly garden variety that gets rid of aphids and doesn't party with 10,000 friends, so no squishing allowed.
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Who would ever imagine that a beetle could look this good in paint? You gave it full dimension and color, shading and reflections spot on...great job on an otherwise unexpected subject.
Really exciting to see you painting with these captivating results!
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oh and I updated the pic with a better background. I'm much happier with it now, but still got a lot of learning to do about textures with paint.
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I see the difference in the new background. It ties in more with the Ladybug now and has more depth and texture, good contrast with the dramatic shadow. Nice painting indeed!
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Thanks Murat, I need to learn more on how to do the different textures with paint..but I'm still very pleased with this one.
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Looks really good. I think it looks better than the photo, actually.
Let's see some more paintings, you obviously can do it.
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Thanks David. why what's wrong with my photo?
Yeah I think I could get into this painting mallarky.
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Well Ruth, where do I begin?
Seriously? I'd be careful about doing too much to that pic. My first impression was that the log needed more detail, but I changed my mind. If you look at that pic, purely as an abstract pic, it works. It's got a really nice balance to it, and the colours work well. It may still work with more detail. It is a risk. Maybe you could mess around on PS with it.
Bloody house stinks of burnt chicken atm. I boiled up a carcass and the stock is now a thick crispy layer of charcoal. Bloody comps, I got sidetracked.
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hehe.
Yeah well I decided it was enough and varnished it.
mmmm chicken charcoal...sounds delicious.
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Wonderful, simply wonderful!!!
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Thanks Thomas...and for the fave too, it's not the usual type of lady that you add to your favourites.
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I LOVE LADYBUGS!!!
but i agree the wood needs more work...the angles are a bit off too but the ladybug looks fantastic.
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thanks Olga,
yes the perspective is wrong and it's a bit distracting I think, so I'll work on improving that today.
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