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#colorful #fleurs #floral #flowers #girl #roses
Published: 2016-04-24 01:49:55 +0000 UTC; Views: 235; Favourites: 26; Downloads: 0
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Listening to: Le Petit Fleur by Jill Barber
I have hidden
Better than anywhere else
In the garden of my heart
A little flower.
When life
At times betrays me
You remain my happiness
Little flower
I’m a dryad living in an old pine, or a little brown wood-elf hiding under a crinkled leaf. That white birch you caught me kissing is a sister of mine. The only difference is, she’s a tree and I’m a girl, but that’s no real difference.
— L.M. Montgomery, Anne of Avonlea
I was supposed to draw something more spring-summer ish but for some reason, the colors look more like autumn. Oh well. Also, this took me a whole day to finish and I am so glad.
Tools: Watercolor, Pencils
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Comments: 1
Hi there! im here to offer a bit of constructive criticism.
first off, i love this piece for its colors, its creative and intricate work, and the emotion the character displays, which is very hard to fully capture. Your usage of colors is superb and they all blend so nicely together. The similar colors used in the flowers and the hair really bring this piece together. I also like the unconventional surface i think you may be working on. drawing on canvases or paper in colors other than white really brings personality to a piece when it has many colors or just one or two. Your flowers look very soft and are rendered gorgeously. Rarely do i see traditional art that comes out this clean and colorful.
I don't really have much to add to such a wonderful piece, except a link i spent thirty minutes scrolling for so i could send it to you. It's all about the 3/4ths angle on a face, which is one i still struggle with today.
feredir.tumblr.com/post/145615…
i used this very same reference, except i added my own lines where i felt i needed guides until it became easier for me to create realistic and smooth faces. eventually, some of those guidelines may disappear or may be added on to. a lot of facial construction for characters depends on style, and i feel the eyes you draw are absolutely perfect. the coloration around the edges of the face and positioning of the brow create a lifelike image.
thank you for sharing with the deviantart community
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