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[liralen]

But I actually finished it in a quiet moment, and feel pretty good about how it went.



First the outline:


Then after three or four shading layers:


And the final painting:

Comments

[incandescens]

That's lovely. The shading and the pink on the flowers is beautiful. (The rest is also gorgeous, but it was the flowers that really caught my eye.)

... and I just read your other comment... yes, I do like it!

I don't suppose that you'd care for any sort of earrings, bracelets, necklaces, or similar? :)

[liralen.livejournal.com]

*giggles* You just sent me a lovely shipment of books. So I'd be very, very happy to just send this to you. Which isn't to say that I don't love your jewelry efforts, but... *laughs* I like when the paintings go to a good home.

I was very happy with how the flowers and buds turned out.

[momijizukamori]

Oh, the shading on that is lovely!

[liralen.livejournal.com]

Thank you!! With so many layers it's easy to cover up what mistakes I do make... *laughs* which I'm entirely unused to with my regular style of painting, so it's nice.

But I do love how it's possible to layer on deeper and deeper shadows. It's really fun to do.

[momijizukamori]

I've learned the hard way that I'm /terrible/ at shading, so I really admire people who can do it well.

[liralen.livejournal.com]

Thank you!! <3

[sophiap.livejournal.com]

Oh, that is lovely! I love the crispness of the line and how it plays against the softness of the colors (I especially like the way you worked the green into the bark).

[liralen.livejournal.com]

Thank you! It was quite a revelation in some ways, as all the shading's done with a stroke of color and then a wet brush used simply to wash the stroke on in whatever direction one wants. So it's *all* very soft compared to the very decisive lines of the all-at-once painting style.

I enjoyed it enough I want to do more. *laughs*

[archangelbeth]

Beautiful!!

[liralen.livejournal.com]

Thank you!

[darkprism-fics.livejournal.com]

Goodness that's gorgeous.

[liralen.livejournal.com]

*beams* Now I'm thinking of doing something like this for journal covers now that I have the watercolor base paint stuff that I can put on hardcover books.