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    • kaitlinmakes
      kaitlinmakes last edited by kaitlinmakes

      Thank you so much for the input so far!
      I tend to draw the obvious solution, so the lion king dilema was really something to chew on. I think my final treatment of the work will give it enough of a detour to hopefully tame that association down. That being said, I did take your advice @Art-of-B and look at pride rock and some more reference for inspiration to try and nail down the perspective.
      This is my comp moving forward - some of the lines for the pond foliage is really dark, but I was just trying to nail down those shapes in my head - I'll definitely push those back more moving forward.
      That being said - I am more than willing to adjust anything in this image if you see anything that just isn't working - I'd really like this to be a portfolio piece, and my process just takes so darn long not to have the foundation feeling solid.
      Does the head of the main flamingo feel right? Does the rock formation read? Does the value comp feel right or should I still make some adjustments? Where does the point of interest lay for you?

      On a side note - I have three days off of work - yeehawww!
      0_1534806499126_IMG_3651.jpeg 0_1534806514776_IMG_3655.jpeg

      https://www.instagram.com/kaitlin.kahn.art
      Https://www.kaitlinkahn.com

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      • Naters.Art
        Naters.Art @kaitlinmakes last edited by

        @kaitlinmakes supper cool layout and concept. You may want to add a few birds, reducing in size in order to blend the foreground and mid ground together bit more seamlessly.
        0_1534813881017_1534806514549-img_3655.jpg .
        looks great though. I'm looking forward to the rendering.

        my Sketch Blog
        https://www.instagram.com/naters.art/

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        • kaitlinmakes
          kaitlinmakes @Naters.Art last edited by

          @naters-calderone
          That's brilliant - thank you - I would have never seen that

          https://www.instagram.com/kaitlin.kahn.art
          Https://www.kaitlinkahn.com

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          • Naters.Art
            Naters.Art @kaitlinmakes last edited by

            @kaitlinmakes no problem šŸ™‚

            my Sketch Blog
            https://www.instagram.com/naters.art/

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            • kaitlinmakes
              kaitlinmakes last edited by kaitlinmakes

              She's coming along - and the input from this feed has been invaluable thus far.

              Next I'll do a color comp, and then slowly wade into the actual painting.
              Anyone else hate using a light box to sketch an image onto your final project paper?
              1_1534945709332_IMG_3682.jpg 0_1534945709330_IMG_3669.jpg

              https://www.instagram.com/kaitlin.kahn.art
              Https://www.kaitlinkahn.com

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              • Naters.Art
                Naters.Art @kaitlinmakes last edited by

                @kaitlinmakes looks great!

                my Sketch Blog
                https://www.instagram.com/naters.art/

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                • kaitlinmakes
                  kaitlinmakes last edited by

                  This guy near enough killed me!
                  I'm working on this thing where I don't dog my own work - I fought this guy tooth and nail.
                  But I do think there were a lot of successes, and the parts I don't like have taught me just as many lessons. I ended up playing around with it at the end and wanted to see what crosshatching in gouache would look like as an approach.
                  Done in watercolor and gouache.
                  It's a hard medium to go back and make corrections, but if you have feedback I would love to hear it and digest as I move forward!

                  Thank you again for all the pointers you've shared with me thus far!

                  0_1535437947606_IMG_3694.jpg

                  https://www.instagram.com/kaitlin.kahn.art
                  Https://www.kaitlinkahn.com

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                  • demotlj
                    demotlj SVS OG @kaitlinmakes last edited by

                    @kaitlinmakes It's a lovely painting -- nice composition and great mood. I've been trying to teach myself watercolor this summer and have become very appreciative of people's ability to watercolor. Your grays, especially, are really nice -- I'm envious.

                    Laurie DeMott
                    instagram.com/demotlj

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                    • lmrush
                      lmrush Pro SVS OG last edited by

                      what a fantastic piece, just popped over to your website, stunning work!!!!

                      Lisa Rush
                      www.lisarushgallery.com
                      www.facebook.com/ArtbyLisaRush/
                      www.instagram.com/lisarush11/

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                      • kaitlinmakes
                        kaitlinmakes @demotlj last edited by

                        @demotlj thank you! Watercolor is such a fickle mistress, but I keep going back to it.
                        I just saw the sketches of your birds - your lines are so confident and smart and just show their character.
                        I can't wait to see your hand in watercolors.

                        https://www.instagram.com/kaitlin.kahn.art
                        Https://www.kaitlinkahn.com

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                        • kaitlinmakes
                          kaitlinmakes @lmrush last edited by

                          @lmrush I'm so excited you found me on Insta - I'm loving your work!
                          And I'm so excited to have a community of fellow traditional watercolorists.

                          https://www.instagram.com/kaitlin.kahn.art
                          Https://www.kaitlinkahn.com

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                          • Nyrryl  Cadiz
                            Nyrryl Cadiz SVS OG last edited by

                            Woah!!! This is amazing! Is this done in watercolors?

                            Portfolio: nyrrylcadiz.com
                            Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/nyrryl_cadiz/
                            YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCbJCF1Im8ZO7hpGWTKOJMuA

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                            • Nyrryl  Cadiz
                              Nyrryl Cadiz SVS OG last edited by

                              You should call it Song of the Wild

                              Portfolio: nyrrylcadiz.com
                              Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/nyrryl_cadiz/
                              YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCbJCF1Im8ZO7hpGWTKOJMuA

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                              • chrisaakins
                                chrisaakins last edited by

                                This is a fantastic piece. I live the monochromatic look you created.

                                Chris Akins
                                www.chrisakinsart.com
                                www.instagram.com/chrisakinsart/

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                                • chrisaakins
                                  chrisaakins @chrisaakins last edited by

                                  @kaitlinmakes your watercolors on Instagram are beautiful. Your animals are very lovely. Have you tried out watercolor graphite? I am playing with that now and loving it so far.

                                  Chris Akins
                                  www.chrisakinsart.com
                                  www.instagram.com/chrisakinsart/

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                                  • demotlj
                                    demotlj SVS OG @kaitlinmakes last edited by

                                    @kaitlinmakes I usually destroy the lines when I go to watercolor which is what I'm trying to work on. I'm thinking of using the Inktober challenge to do a line and wash every day and maybe that will help.

                                    Laurie DeMott
                                    instagram.com/demotlj

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                                    • lmrush
                                      lmrush Pro SVS OG @kaitlinmakes last edited by

                                      @kaitlinmakes Me too, so happy to connect, we share tips learned, frustrations and great websites šŸ™‚

                                      Lisa Rush
                                      www.lisarushgallery.com
                                      www.facebook.com/ArtbyLisaRush/
                                      www.instagram.com/lisarush11/

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                                      • kaitlinmakes
                                        kaitlinmakes @lmrush last edited by

                                        @lmrush Yes! You seem so capable of just trusting your strokes as you lay them down - something I'm still working towards.

                                        https://www.instagram.com/kaitlin.kahn.art
                                        Https://www.kaitlinkahn.com

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                                        • kaitlinmakes
                                          kaitlinmakes @chrisaakins last edited by

                                          @chrisaakins Thank you so much - I have never even heard of watercolor graphite, but I checked out your instagram and it looks like you lay down the pencil and then use water to move the lines around? Do you still use watercolor paper for it?

                                          @demotlj That's a great idea - because it's basically "ink."
                                          Can I piggy back on your idea? šŸ˜‰ It makes just so much sense - I'm not really a pen and ink kind of artist, so I've been trying to figure out how to make inktober work

                                          https://www.instagram.com/kaitlin.kahn.art
                                          Https://www.kaitlinkahn.com

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                                          • demotlj
                                            demotlj SVS OG @kaitlinmakes last edited by

                                            @kaitlinmakes you should definitely go for it. I figured that Inktober is really a personal challenge and no one will even know if I’m following the rules exactly šŸ™‚

                                            Laurie DeMott
                                            instagram.com/demotlj

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