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lynniel — Eilean Donan
Published: 2003-05-16 02:11:39 +0000 UTC; Views: 2108; Favourites: 22; Downloads: 137
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I wanted to post some traditional art, and this pencil drawing I did came to hand, I also have a large colour oil painting I did of the same castle, which I may post if interestedRelated content
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THIS IS GORGEOUS!
I've not seen a better drawing of Eilean Donan, ever!
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Excellent work, I wish I could draw that well.
Great detail and shading, just one curious question - did you draw this in situ or after a photo at home? Either way it is grea, but in situ must have been even harder (I imagine...)
Keep up the good work
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ok..i must know when u put up the painting...it will be added to my favs...excellent detailing 
repay the comment: Sleeping Child
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Many thanks for the kind comments and adding my work to your favourites, I have not been very active on DA recentley, been busy working!
Kind Regards
LynnieL
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This one is absolutely AWESOME.. It easily took you many hours in drawing it! A master piece!
btw, submit the coloured version in oil-painting!!!!
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Eileen Donan is my favorite castle! I want so much to go there some day! This is beautifully done. The reflection in the water is outstanding! I'm sure it must be hard to achieve with a pencil. You did a fantastic job!
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wow. i cant even add anything constructive.. just.. WOW.
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Holy shit !!!!
This is so good !!
I wish i ever could draw like this...
Its really beautifull.
You're master dude !!
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Wow, thanks for the feature in the fortnight spotlight! and thanks everyone for all the kind comments. This pic first started out as a sketch I started, sitting outside the castle, as it just started to rain, and I finished it up more when I got home. It is actually not as finished as I usually do! but I liked it as it was, hence the post.
Kind Regards
LynnieL
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+fav! Glad I could feature this and get a few more people to see it! Superb work!
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i've once been there, really a great view, beautiful castle.
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Congratulations on being featured in the Fortnight Spotlight by ` lllo0o0olll
Simply marvelous! I can't get over how beautiful this is. And such fine detail. That's a feat in itself. A gorgeous landscape captured perfectly. And do post the oil!
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Your level of detail is AMAZING. It really puts my sketches to shame... Beautiful. Must be nice to have that as "Home" for you
I've got to see the rest of your gallery
~Julia
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Wow.... i do sketches/drawing myself and im amazed of the work u pulled off. Simply great detail, no glitches, You really got a stable hand to be perfectly symmetrical in this drawing. U got a fav + because you really deserve it and i'm gonna check your gallery right now.
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Brilliant I hope that you have put the oil version up
Love the use of lines and colours
Great work
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HOW LONG DID THIS TAKE YOU?! I could stare at it for days! So intricately beautiful. I love scenic art. +fav
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Wow; what detail! The pebbles...
Wish it were darker tho.
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very lovely way to handle the beach. the negative space of the rocks against the white was well handled. As well with the reflection in the water.
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Wow...it's refreshing to see someone with the sort of talent I truly appreciate. Mad props.
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Beautiful detail and shading, id love to see a painting as well. My opnly qualm, and it i minor one is it doesent quite pull me in as much as it could. The picture has a strong linear nature going from the top right corner to the bottom left.i love the clouds, the way the fall in folds almost, and the bold highlight sends your eay right into the castle. That wonderfull reflection then catches your eye, most definately pulling down where i conects right into the shope line a continuation of the lcourser lines in the corner, that itself is fine, but the combination of these lines sends your eye right through the picture, and out the bottom corner. An old friend of mine always stressed that you should never terminate a line in a corner, it makes an arrow pionting out of your picture, if you ever hung this in a gallery, you would only be sending someones eye into another picture. even if that picture was not as beautifully detailed and conceived as this.
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OMG, this is beautiful! Makes me want to sit down and acually get back into pencil sketching. How on earth did you do sure beautiful reflections with only pencil! Your an amazing artist! Now I really have to go see what else you have!
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That is too wicked! I'd stare at it and say more, but then I would become jealous.
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This drawing looks awesome, drawing architecture w/landcapes by pencil is my favorite activity (I have something similar to this in my page) You can import this drawing to photoshop and make all the lines and colors look the way you want to make it darker and saturated perhaps? On what size paper did you draw this marvelous drawing?
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