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Published: 2011-02-27 11:11:25 +0000 UTC; Views: 2019; Favourites: 37; Downloads: 0
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By the River bankThis was inspired by this week's Devious Deadlines challenge, "Serene World" [link]
A study of water you might say.
MyPaint + GIMP, about 3 hours.
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Griatch
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Wow, the water is amazing! This whole image is absolutely amazing looking!
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Thanks! Generally I don't like the images of mine that has nothing "happening" in them, but this does make for a nice desktop background.
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Griatch
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Very beautiful work. I simply love how you paint water.
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Thanks, glad you think so! And thanks for the fave!
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Griatch
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this is tripy i cant plase your angle!! and because of that it is ALSOME!!
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Woah....
you did this in mypaint and gimp?
You have renewed my interest in those two things...
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Yes, this is in MyPaint and GIMP. There is a mini-wip sequence linked from the caption. 
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Griatch
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Hi... have suggested this photo for our "Back to nature" contest... So i'm asking do you want to enter our contest or not? If yes, then i will add it to our contest folder.
You can check contest in our group and decide if you want to enter...
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@mg1706:
It's not a 'photo' ... but sure, why not - sounds like fun!
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Griatch
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Sorry... my bad... i meant to say picture...
Ok i will add it to our contest...
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You should enter this in the "Back to nature" contest in #all-is-acceptable...
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Beautiful leaf! Very realistic 
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Thanks for the comment! You could be right about the non-randomness of the stones, I'm not sure, have to ponder that a bit.
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Griatch
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Fabulous work ! I like how the leaves contrast with the surrounding .
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Absolutely gorgeous. The wet rocks, the slightly murky bottom, and the leaf are all exquisite.
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I'm glad those things come across. Thanks a lot for the kind words Songwind, glad you like it!
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Griatch
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Thought I would post here instead of at GIMPChat. Beautiful work Griatch. You are definitely a master at water and reflection especially considering you do all this from scratch (as opposed to digital camera obscura like a lazy filter man like me uses; lol). Thanks for posting the link and this image of course.
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Heh, you know I could never do the kind of stuff you with a "lazy filter", lylejk. 
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Griatch
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Wow! Incredible! Really, really good depiction of the water, it looks insanely good. The leaf is nice and adds a good focal point, but doesn't live up to the water and stones around it. My only criticism is on what appears to be two droplets of water that are sitting on the leaf; they seem to be a little too outlined in white. Maybe that's not it, but they're looking a bit weird compared to the rest of the painting. But overall, I'm very impressed by this!
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You are right that the leaf is not quite as detailed as the water, I sort of liked the effect, but I might go back and adjust things around a bit at some point. The droplets of water also looked fine at the time, but looking at it now with some more distance I can see what you mean. If I go back to tweak the leaf I should do someething about the droplets too. Thanks for the feedback (and encouragement)!
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Griatch
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This is positively stunning -- yet serene. Nice one!!!
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Cool, "serene" was the theme of the challenge, so it's a good sign if that comes across. Thanks for the comment!
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Griatch
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