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February 2013 Watercolor Challenge - Hibiscus
Another change of subject this month, a Hibiscus which I photographed at Toledo Zoo. This image works well as a Macro, and I have chosen a crop for the basic image. You may want to follow the convetion of letting the flower touch 3 sides of the painting but I suppose this could be done when matting. Here's the crop, the full image is available in the RIL HERE.
Enjoy! I look forward to seeing your paintings. Post them in this thread,
Here's a link to last month's challenge.
Doug
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Reason: RIL link corrected
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02-01-2013, 04:28 AM
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Re: February 2013 Watercolor Challenge - Hibiscus
Beautiful this challenge.....thanks Doug.
I have some difficulties for acceding by de link to the full image in the RIL.
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02-01-2013, 04:34 AM
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Re: February 2013 Watercolor Challenge - Hibiscus
Sorry Pedro, I corrected the link. Click on the RIL picture to get a larger version.
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02-01-2013, 05:00 AM
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Re: February 2013 Watercolor Challenge - Hibiscus
Gorgeous photo, Doug!
I've hardly ever painted flowers, but I'll give it a go... 
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02-01-2013, 05:59 AM
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Re: February 2013 Watercolor Challenge - Hibiscus
Here's one I painted in class. 1x11 on Saunders Waterford 200lb rough.
My class painted this last week, I'll get a photo.
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02-01-2013, 07:40 AM
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Re: February 2013 Watercolor Challenge - Hibiscus
I love hibiscus flowers. Your painting is lovely Doug. Thanks for the inspiration. Kathy
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02-01-2013, 07:46 AM
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Re: February 2013 Watercolor Challenge - Hibiscus
Thank for the new challenge Doug, again I find it really challenging
You have made a wonderful painting
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Re: February 2013 Watercolor Challenge - Hibiscus
One of my favorite flowers...can't wait to try this one!
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02-01-2013, 01:15 PM
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Re: February 2013 Watercolor Challenge - Hibiscus
You have done justice to a lovely challenge, Doug! 
It brings back good memories for me. My Dad had a hibiscus just this color growing at the corner of our house and it had blooms on it almost the size of dinner plates.
Have a great day!
Maryq
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Re: February 2013 Watercolor Challenge - Hibiscus
Happy February Doug and thanks for posting such a lovely flower, will try.
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02-01-2013, 03:57 PM
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Re: February 2013 Watercolor Challenge - Hibiscus
Funny ! I JUST started another Hibiscus from the RIL last night!
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02-03-2013, 05:39 AM
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Re: February 2013 Watercolor Challenge - Hibiscus
That's lovely, Doug! Can I ask what colour you used as the base for the petals? I went with permanent rose which is, of course, a bit too pink for this to be close to the photo, but it's what I had sitting in my palette at the time, lol!
This is mine:
It's 6in x 6in, so just a tiddler. I wished I'd bothered to mask the stamen and anthers (is that what they're called? school biology was a long time ago!) then I wouldn't have had to use a spot or two of white gouache to recover them at the end  I lost the tonal variation through the petals a bit too, so they've ended up a bit flatter-looking than I hoped.
But I'm not unhappy with it, and I certainly enjoyed doing it - in fact, I'll probably have another go! 
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02-03-2013, 05:54 AM
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Re: February 2013 Watercolor Challenge - Hibiscus
Wonderful shadows Elaine. Congratulations on being #1 to post.
I at first used permanent rose but then put a wash of Napthol Red over the whole of the petals to make it redder.
Doug
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02-03-2013, 12:37 PM
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Re: February 2013 Watercolor Challenge - Hibiscus
Elaine, that is very pretty. I am still thinking about painting...hopefully I will soon stop thinking and just paint. I like your style! |
02-03-2013, 03:14 PM
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Re: February 2013 Watercolor Challenge - Hibiscus
I think it's wonderful Elaine. I prefer it to the original photo.
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