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3fukutaicho — After the rain

Published: 2009-09-13 10:10:33 +0000 UTC; Views: 930; Favourites: 25; Downloads: 18
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OMG I CAN'T BELIEVE IT

I spent 2 weeks of late nights and sore hands and collapsing easles and entered this into an art competition but didn't get anything.

Then I entered this into another art competition that I didn't bother painting anything new for and GUESS WHAT? I WON IT!

For the first time in my life I won a comp. And I even managed to sell it for $70. (there was a commission fee to the organisers of 20% but because I won $20 for the prize it's kind of like getting my money back lol)

I feel much better now. XD

But isn't it weird how I got nowhere in the actual competition I wanted to win but won another comp I didn't expect to win with it?
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Comments: 79

3fukutaicho In reply to ??? [2009-12-12 08:33:35 +0000 UTC]

Thank you!

lol well I didn't get to go to the exhibition, but I bet the entries were all pretty good, since it was a rather big competition. ^^"

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NekoNeko-chi In reply to 3fukutaicho [2009-12-12 10:09:40 +0000 UTC]

xD I know what you mean, big competition means that there are more people who have better pieces than we have.

...but this was done using oil paint, right? God, that must have been hard. D: I couldn't do oil paint at all.

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3fukutaicho In reply to NekoNeko-chi [2009-12-13 00:47:38 +0000 UTC]

Yeah.

Yeah, oil paints. Actually, it's the only medium that I can paint alright in. All other paints dry too quickly for me. XD

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NekoNeko-chi In reply to 3fukutaicho [2009-12-13 06:48:29 +0000 UTC]

lol, oil paint doesn't dry quickly enough for me. xD Good for you~ Oil paint is like, really hard, D:

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3fukutaicho In reply to NekoNeko-chi [2009-12-13 09:35:13 +0000 UTC]

Really? Maybe it's because I like to blend things a lot XDD

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NekoNeko-chi In reply to 3fukutaicho [2009-12-13 10:07:04 +0000 UTC]

And I like laying colours on top of each other. (In the end, the canvas gets really thick.) xD How do you blend colours, really?

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3fukutaicho In reply to NekoNeko-chi [2009-12-14 08:16:51 +0000 UTC]

Yeah works! I can't really do thick paint painting lol
Um, by gently smudging the 2 shades with a brush that doesn't have much paint on it. ^^

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NekoNeko-chi In reply to 3fukutaicho [2009-12-15 15:49:52 +0000 UTC]

-nods- thanks for the tip.

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3fukutaicho In reply to NekoNeko-chi [2009-12-16 00:53:56 +0000 UTC]

Np ^^

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jyo-y [2009-09-19 12:39:07 +0000 UTC]

AWESOME-BURGER!!!

Yayy you won something!! You should win moarrrr! MOAR AND MOARRR
because you are a princess ushishishi

that scene looks very familiar 8D
is it.... that place near greenwood?

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3fukutaicho In reply to jyo-y [2009-09-20 01:06:46 +0000 UTC]

Yeah it's the Greenwood clock tower thingy. XD

Yay you recognised it!

Thank you!

Eh princess?

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jyo-y In reply to 3fukutaicho [2009-09-20 02:42:02 +0000 UTC]

(just like himeko xDDDDD)

yayyyy

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3fukutaicho In reply to jyo-y [2009-09-20 03:45:22 +0000 UTC]

lol then I'm a guy in disguise? XD

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jyo-y In reply to 3fukutaicho [2009-09-20 04:00:38 +0000 UTC]

n-not necessarily xD

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3fukutaicho In reply to jyo-y [2009-09-20 11:22:20 +0000 UTC]

ok then.

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jyo-y In reply to 3fukutaicho [2009-09-20 11:50:12 +0000 UTC]

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ember-snow [2009-09-15 23:56:24 +0000 UTC]

That is ironic. But great job. This deserves the win. Congratulations.

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3fukutaicho In reply to ember-snow [2009-09-16 09:38:27 +0000 UTC]

lol thank you. XD

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ember-snow In reply to 3fukutaicho [2009-09-17 23:42:28 +0000 UTC]

No problem.

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Yivae [2009-09-15 03:00:02 +0000 UTC]

WOW °O°!!
Rally compliments!!

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3fukutaicho In reply to Yivae [2009-09-15 09:44:54 +0000 UTC]

lol thank you. ^^

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blobbish [2009-09-15 01:21:36 +0000 UTC]

Life is always so surprising now, isn't it?
Congrats!

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3fukutaicho In reply to blobbish [2009-09-15 09:45:20 +0000 UTC]

Yeah, I didn't expect it at all. XD

Thank you! =]

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blobbish In reply to 3fukutaicho [2009-09-18 06:22:07 +0000 UTC]

You're welcome

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synne-amanda [2009-09-14 12:57:31 +0000 UTC]

That's totally awesome! Congrats!
The sky looks really beautiful, and I like it very much that you lat it be so much of the sky.. most people would cut it off a bit in the top I think, but it looks so much better the way you did it^^ And the buildings and the cars and the road looks so realistic. And I actually get the feeling of 'after the rain', which it very cool^^
Keep joining competitions^^ I'm sure you will win a lot more comps, 'cause your art is truly amazing, and it's just getting better^^

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3fukutaicho In reply to synne-amanda [2009-09-15 09:57:21 +0000 UTC]

Thank you so much.

Before I decided on what to paint I just knew that I wanted to paint something on a long canvas. XD

And the cropped area looked alright in that shape so I kept it. The space up there allowed me to experiement with the texture so I'm glad I decided that. ^^

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synne-amanda In reply to 3fukutaicho [2009-09-15 16:13:45 +0000 UTC]

No problem That's nice^w^ I'm glad you decided to do that too, 'cause it really looks pretty that way

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h0neanias [2009-09-14 05:28:41 +0000 UTC]

The sky is wonderful. I also like how the street with the cars came out - you can almost smell the cold, humid air... Great atmosphere!

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3fukutaicho In reply to h0neanias [2009-09-15 09:53:47 +0000 UTC]

Thank you very much! I'm relieved that what I wanted to convey can be understood.

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Emi-Sagara55 [2009-09-13 20:11:20 +0000 UTC]

woahh! This is really pretty! I love the sky.^^

And congrats for winning!!

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3fukutaicho In reply to Emi-Sagara55 [2009-09-15 09:45:37 +0000 UTC]

Thank you very much.

lol

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Emi-Sagara55 In reply to 3fukutaicho [2009-09-16 15:45:42 +0000 UTC]

Your welcome

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Shuimo [2009-09-13 17:33:34 +0000 UTC]

Hehe good things happen unexpectedly. -had too many experiences myself.-

Very lovely piece with muted colors.

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3fukutaicho In reply to Shuimo [2009-09-15 09:55:05 +0000 UTC]

Yeah, it's really nice when that happens.

Thank you~

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kittykittyhunter [2009-09-13 15:59:42 +0000 UTC]

Good things happen in the most unexpected way I'm really pleased for you!

I really love the detail on the cars. It's such a lovely piece. ^^

I have a poem of the same title, lol.

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3fukutaicho In reply to kittykittyhunter [2009-09-14 12:42:13 +0000 UTC]

Thank you so much.

lol I had to redo the cars so many times because I kept painting in the wrong places. XD

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kittykittyhunter In reply to 3fukutaicho [2009-09-14 12:46:17 +0000 UTC]

This is one of the reasons traditional art impresses me so much o__O I mean, how do you edit mistakes? It's not like you can save your progress as you go along... lol

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3fukutaicho In reply to kittykittyhunter [2009-09-15 09:47:37 +0000 UTC]

lol well with oil you can just paint over it, because the paint is just so thick. XD

But with watercolour you can't really fix stuff because everything's on a transparency. So I suck at watercolour hah hah

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kittykittyhunter In reply to 3fukutaicho [2009-09-15 09:49:40 +0000 UTC]

Your ide of "sucking" at something, especially art, is... >.> <.<

xD

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3fukutaicho In reply to kittykittyhunter [2009-09-15 09:57:54 +0000 UTC]

No like, seriously, I make way too many mistakes. XD

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A1be1nox [2009-09-13 12:53:28 +0000 UTC]

lol...jeez that's 2 landscapes.

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3fukutaicho In reply to A1be1nox [2009-09-13 13:03:10 +0000 UTC]

lol I didn't get what you mean at first, but then I remembered. XD

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A1be1nox In reply to 3fukutaicho [2009-09-13 13:58:30 +0000 UTC]

keep up the good work, and i'll probably have make a seperate folder for them! lol.

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3fukutaicho In reply to A1be1nox [2009-09-14 12:41:28 +0000 UTC]

I will. ^^

And lol they're not good enough to be so special.

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A1be1nox In reply to 3fukutaicho [2009-09-14 19:43:16 +0000 UTC]

lol, i cant do any landscapes, at all.

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3fukutaicho In reply to A1be1nox [2009-09-15 09:46:16 +0000 UTC]

Well it never hurts to try.

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A1be1nox In reply to 3fukutaicho [2009-09-15 13:28:21 +0000 UTC]

eh...I guess so.

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rins-art [2009-09-13 11:59:58 +0000 UTC]

aw.. congrats~
and it's so beautiful.. i especially love the sky~

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3fukutaicho In reply to rins-art [2009-09-14 12:40:40 +0000 UTC]

Thanks~ =]

Heh, the sky texture was an experiment... I'm glad it worked out alright.

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rins-art In reply to 3fukutaicho [2009-09-14 16:12:09 +0000 UTC]

it's beautiful.. good experimet! XD
you're welcome

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