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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 😃

                  Leontine
                  "A picture is worth a thousand words."

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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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