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    • Charlie Eve Ryan
      Charlie Eve Ryan Pro SVS OG last edited by

      Great job, Rob...really nice work. I love the challenge too, go for it!!

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      • Leontine
        Leontine @Rob Smith last edited by

        @Rob-Smith I will accept your challenge as well. What is it?

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        • Rob Smith
          Rob Smith last edited by

          I went back and did a completely new sketch and then a new painting for "Catching Snow". The final image is a combination of traditional and digital watercolor. More traditional then digital.

          Eyes open or closed?

          catching_snow_revsm.jpg
          catching_snow_rev2.jpg

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          • Naroth Kean
            Naroth Kean last edited by

            I love the color so much and the character as well. I prefer eyes close but if you want them open I think you might want a little white dot or sparkling in her eyes.

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            • Dan Tavis
              Dan Tavis last edited by Dan Tavis

              I prefer the eyes closed, because she has her eyes open then seems to be paying more attention to the viewer rather than enjoying the moment in the snow. Awesome job!

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              • joanie stone
                joanie stone last edited by

                I too prefer the eyes closed and I really like the colors in these. One minor thing that I noticed was her chin seems a little long, you might want to lower her facial features a tad to make her look more child-like.

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                • Rob Smith
                  Rob Smith last edited by

                  @joanie-stone Thanks for your suggestions. That seems to be a trend with me. Here is a the revised image with the facial features set a little lower on the head.

                  catching_snow_rev3.jpg

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                  • Dan Tavis
                    Dan Tavis last edited by

                    Nice! Beautiful colors by the way. I use M.Graham watercolors as well 😃 awesome paints

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                    • Leontine
                      Leontine @Rob Smith last edited by

                      @Rob-Smith Oh wow Rob, its really working out! warm, fun and fresh! The snowflakes are awesome! I want to learn to work with watercolor tooo! I am working on mine btw...maybe I finish up tonight 😃

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                      • Rich Green
                        Rich Green SVS OG @Rob Smith last edited by

                        @Rob-Smith I always really enjoy your colors - it adds so much fun, interest and joy to your artwork!

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                        • Rob Smith
                          Rob Smith last edited by

                          I recently went back and re-visited the original painting/idea. I made some changes digitally to the image and renamed it "Its Snowing".

                          Its_Snowing.jpg

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                          • Bobby Aquitania
                            Bobby Aquitania last edited by

                            Great pieces all, on the this last one, maybe change the sunflower to something more Xmas-sie? A star, reindeer, or candy cane? The green contrast makes me think this is the first snow, maybe a light blue glaze on top would show the weather transition more?

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                            • Rob Smith
                              Rob Smith last edited by

                              @Bobby-Aquitania Thanks for the suggestion!

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