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February 14, 2019 at 11:26 am #469135
Kemical Reaxion
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This is a painting I’ve been working on for quite some time.

Title: “I’ll Always Have Your Back”
Size: 7 1/4 x 11 (an odd size…not ideal)
Paper: Strathmore 140lb cold press

[ATTACH]863769[/ATTACH]

I’m really disappointed with how the rain turned out. I added white ink at the end for that, and while I think it works well for the rain droplets, I went way overboard and added too many and in spots they don’t need to be. I wish there was some way to fix that. I need an Undo button! Oh well…live and learn.

I really like the concept, so maybe I’ll try this one again at some point. I’ve learned quite a bit about what went right and what didn’t, so I feel like a second try would turn out much better. But right now, I just need to set it aside and work on something else for a while.

Thanks for looking! C&C welcome (I’m just starting out, so anything that will help me improve is welcome!)

Amy
February 14, 2019 at 11:39 am #782733
pjartwc
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I think maybe rain is about the hardest thing you could do in watercolor. Probably would have been better to take off color, perhaps with a stencil and magic eraser, instead of adding. Love the concept and your people are great.

C&C WELCOMED

Jan
February 14, 2019 at 11:55 am #782739
FrankM
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I really like your painting — the concept and figures are fantastic. I don’t even worry about the rain — even if it’s not the result you wanted, the idea is communicated just fine.

Thanks for sharing — this rainy painting brightened my day!

FrankM
February 14, 2019 at 12:46 pm #782736
ErnstG
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Very nice illustration!

Ernst

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Malen ist nicht alles im Leben - aber ohne Malen ist alles nichts!
Painting is not everything in life - but without painting everything is nothing!
February 14, 2019 at 2:41 pm #782741
Ellen E
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I think this is really wonderful and I love the raindrops. I don’t think you did too many at all.
February 14, 2019 at 2:42 pm #782732
Bill
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This is charming and so are the rain drops.
Bill

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February 14, 2019 at 9:02 pm #782738
KiwiKate
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Very charming. Since it’s such a stylized work, I think your rain is perfect. Lovely, vibrant colors.

Kate
Henderson, Nevada
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"Never ruin a good day by thinking about a bad yesterday". -- Anon.
February 14, 2019 at 10:41 pm #782742
VonSmith
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Very pretty. Almost looks embossed.
February 15, 2019 at 9:14 am #782740
Kemical Reaxion
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Thank you all for the kind words! I’m probably being too hard on myself.

Probably would have been better to take off color, perhaps with a stencil and magic eraser, instead of adding.

It’s funny you should say that. My original plan was to scratch off some of the color to give the illusion of rain using a light sandpaper block. Someone here had suggested that, and it worked really well on the test page I did. But when it came time to do it on the real painting, I was afraid of further damaging the paper. I think if I hadn’t overworked it so much, or if I had higher quality paper to begin with (another lesson I have learned for next time!) I might have been able to get away with that. But I had to go with plan B this time around.

Amy
February 16, 2019 at 10:30 am #782735
FLNH
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Very cute…the stylized rain just fits.

Karl
Florida, New Hampshire
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February 19, 2019 at 1:04 am #782737
ndyna
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Such a fun theme , very nice Amy.

Dhana

"Do or do not. There is no try"- Yoda
February 20, 2019 at 5:53 pm #782734
hoylander
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Very nicely done, Amy, I love the arrangement and colours, and I think the raindrops really suit the painting!

Joan
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