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FanatikerFrau — Naiad's love

Published: 2011-05-23 20:30:55 +0000 UTC; Views: 458; Favourites: 20; Downloads: 16
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Description This is the first time I've tried watercolors in a loong time! I think I like how it turned out; please offer feedback and tips! I'd love to get better at traditional painting.
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Comments: 20

reckli [2011-06-28 09:53:03 +0000 UTC]

Looks great! Especially her hair. And the colours is nice too, because they make this pic calm and relaxing...

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FanatikerFrau In reply to reckli [2011-06-28 19:52:41 +0000 UTC]

Thanks very much!

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khinson [2011-05-26 14:52:55 +0000 UTC]

Very pretty!

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FanatikerFrau In reply to khinson [2011-05-26 15:28:49 +0000 UTC]

Thank you!

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the-reluctant-dragon [2011-05-24 05:37:51 +0000 UTC]

Very pretty and stylised! I love the hair and the flowers, and the little splashes of red.

I'm hardly an expert on watercolour but I do use it a lot, and it takes a LONG time to master. Definitely grab some books and look at the techniques inside, for example wet-in-wet painting, wet-on-dry etc. There is a book called "Dreamscapes" by Stephani Pui Mun Law, which I highly recommend for fantasy painters. She also has a dA, if you haven't seen it already

Watercolour always dries much paler than it looks when wet, so always go a little brighter than what you want the finished product to look.

Beautiful work for a first attempt at watercolours! Keep it up and I'm sure you'll love them ^_^

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FanatikerFrau In reply to the-reluctant-dragon [2011-05-24 19:34:38 +0000 UTC]

Wow, she has some amazing art!
Actually, I was given a watercolor art book a few Christmases ago-- I should take the time to read it. :]
Thanks for the input!

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the-reluctant-dragon In reply to FanatikerFrau [2011-05-25 04:05:43 +0000 UTC]

Yeah, she's definitely one of my favourite artists!

No problem, sorry if I chattered on a bit; I just adore watercolours. Good luck with your painting! ^_^

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FanatikerFrau In reply to the-reluctant-dragon [2011-05-25 20:33:49 +0000 UTC]

Thanks again!

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DRAX-IS-MY-NAME [2011-05-23 22:43:27 +0000 UTC]

The hair is beautiful!

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FanatikerFrau In reply to DRAX-IS-MY-NAME [2011-05-23 23:22:02 +0000 UTC]

Thank you!

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Karategirl567 [2011-05-23 22:11:27 +0000 UTC]

Her hands need to be bigger, but other than that it's beautiful. Superb job

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FanatikerFrau In reply to Karategirl567 [2011-05-23 23:22:22 +0000 UTC]

Thanks very much!
Hmm, yeah, I think you're right.

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Karategirl567 In reply to FanatikerFrau [2011-05-24 04:07:08 +0000 UTC]

Just bring them up higher, and bigger. Thats all

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FanatikerFrau In reply to Karategirl567 [2011-05-26 16:36:24 +0000 UTC]

I've made the hands bigger now, what'd'ya think? :]

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Karategirl567 In reply to FanatikerFrau [2011-05-26 20:29:48 +0000 UTC]

Perfect. I love it.

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EchoWolf99 [2011-05-23 20:55:26 +0000 UTC]

Lovely! The only thing I have to say, and I could work on this too, is that the arm looks a little weird. Maybe it's just me? Still, I love it!

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FanatikerFrau In reply to EchoWolf99 [2011-05-23 23:23:01 +0000 UTC]

Ah, yeah I see what you mean. Thanks for the input!

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EchoWolf99 In reply to FanatikerFrau [2011-05-23 23:24:25 +0000 UTC]

No problem Again, arms and hands are the worst part of drawing people. Oh, and sometimes shoes. For me anyway XP

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FanatikerFrau In reply to EchoWolf99 [2011-05-24 19:33:32 +0000 UTC]

For me, fingers are the worst part... fingers and faces. They always end up looking disproportional.

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EchoWolf99 In reply to FanatikerFrau [2011-05-24 21:03:50 +0000 UTC]

Eh, I'm okay with faces, but then again I made my own style which is complete madness in itself

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