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December 13, 2019 at 8:03 am #481305
OziAfricana
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Hi,
I usually hang out in the Oils forum but decided to revisit some dried out tubes of watercolour I had lying about. This picture was painted from a Skillshare class but i did not have the required purples and violets (had to mix mine) and I was working on a dodgy Sinoart watercolour pad 300 gsm acid free.

I will be trying out other paintings in watercolour as I’ve now invested in a W&N professional paint set with pans… and purple

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December 13, 2019 at 8:17 am #918493
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looks nice Linda, white backgrounds distract me , but you have a nice touch

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December 13, 2019 at 8:21 am #918480
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Thanks Kaylen for your kind words. I didn’t even know I could paint the background as I just followed the tutorial to the letter. Would it be done first as a general wash over the paper or at the end when everything is dry?

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December 13, 2019 at 10:06 am #918487
maryinasia
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gorgeous
December 13, 2019 at 11:08 am #918495
tmwilliams
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Nicely done. The petals are delicate as they should be. Mine tend to be thick and ugly.

Thomas
December 13, 2019 at 11:17 am #918491
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Very nice. I like to mix my own colors too and you’ve done a nice job.

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December 13, 2019 at 11:40 am #918485
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Well done Linda. You don’t have to do a background. It’s known as a vignette, and I quite like them. You are the artist, do what you feel. You’ve done a wonderful job on this. I love how transparent the petals are painted.

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December 13, 2019 at 2:30 pm #918488
RBloechl
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Well done! :thumbsup: You will find your mixed purples more lively than tube only purples.

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December 13, 2019 at 3:49 pm #918486
Bill
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Very nice, Linda. As a lover of vignettes I like a white background. Good job.
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December 13, 2019 at 5:12 pm #918494
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Linda, i just love your Iris, they are another of my fave flowers I like to paint. Yours reminds me of an Elizabeth Blackadder’s Iris.
It’s beautiful, lovely and loose and your purples are spot on.
Enjoy painting with your new paints.

Cheers Rosie.
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December 14, 2019 at 5:54 am #918481
OziAfricana
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Thanks Rosie, Bill, Rich, Sharryn, Kate, Thomas and Mary for your kind words. I am motivated to paint more watercolours.

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December 14, 2019 at 9:39 pm #918496
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This is lovely Linda. I used to have an iris in my garden that looked very similar to the colors you used. I like the vignette style of no background, it puts the focus squarely on your wonderful flower.

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December 15, 2019 at 5:41 pm #918482
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This is lovely Linda. I used to have an iris in my garden that looked very similar to the colors you used. I like the vignette style of no background, it puts the focus squarely on your wonderful flower.

Thank you.

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December 15, 2019 at 9:24 pm #918490
ndyna
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Linda, the petals look so delicate, nicely done !

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December 16, 2019 at 10:44 am #918489
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Wonderful flower!

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