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Published: 2011-03-17 12:39:51 +0000 UTC; Views: 2788; Favourites: 123; Downloads: 7
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A little watercolour picture for practice.Inspired by a book about watercolour landscapes by Joe Francis Dowden. For the moon and the reflection, I used liquid frisket (masking liquid) so it's only the white paper that shines through. It's the best white you can get.
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Ein kleines Aquarell zur Übung.
Inspiriert von dem Buch "Das große Handbuch Landschaftsmalerei" von Joe Francis Dowden. Für den Mond und die Wasserspiegelung habe ich Rubbelkrepp (Maskiermittel) benutzt, weshalb nur das weiße Papier hervorschaut. Es ist das beste Weiß, das man kriegen kann.
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Comments: 28
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The moons shine on the water could be maybe a bit more detailed, but I love it!
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Thank you so much!
I was very much inspired by the painting by Joe Francis Dowden. He's a great artist.
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You picture has been featured as a deviation of the week in . Congratulations!
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Oh, thank you so much!! I feel honoured.
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Oh, do practice! but only so we can see more of your talented work! 
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I feel very honoured by your words.
I have some more nice landscape paintings in my gallery, by the way.
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*takes a peek in your gallery*
Ah, yes, you do have lovely landscapes. I think your winter scenes are the best, but then I love stark beauty.
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Thank you! 
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Thank you very much. Really glad you like it.
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I love to use masking liquid but not that good at it. THis is a spectacular painting!
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You think so? Aww, that's so nice of you! It was actually just for practice, but I'm glad the way it turned out.
Thank you very much for your comments and +favs.
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The ones for practice sometimes are the best. Your welcome!
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This is how I would like to be able to use watercolours. I like the limited palette, the peace and stillness evoked, and that pale halo around the moon.
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Oh, thank you!
I was still practising some techniques when I made this.
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Thank you so much for the nice comments!
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I love how bright and lifelike the moonlight feels. The reflection on the water is particularly intense, and has the right look and feel for it bouncing off water. And the light from the moon itself as its diffused by the atmosphere is a distinctly different look for the moonlight that contrasts with the reflections on the water and on the ground, adding to the believability of the pic. I love how you paid attention to the details in how the moonlight will affect the different surfaces to make it all come together as an awesome scene.
I also like how moody the pic is. The landscape feels like it has emotions and personality in how the bright moon is against the dark sky, with the eerie, kinda uninviting shore next to the water. Very nice. : )
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Thank you so much for your great comment!
I felt the same way when I saw the original painting by Joe Francis Dowden. I didn't actually copy it, but I tried to do something with the same mood.
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