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      A Former User last edited by

      @Nyrryl-Cadiz
      Thanks Nyrryl! I've finished the lines and will be starting to paint soon.
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        Darian SVS OG @Guest last edited by

        @Alicja-W hey Alicja..fun composition! could the sheep on the ground face the opposite direction? that way they lead to the flying sheep : )

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          A Former User @Darian last edited by

          @Darian
          Great suggestion! I do feel a little bit of a disconnect from the sheep on the bottom to the ones in the air. Thank you!

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            A Former User last edited by

            More progress on the piece: started blocking in colors.
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              jdeebella @Guest last edited by

              @Alicja-W it looks beautiful! Love the composition, can’t wait to see more

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                adiba @Guest last edited by adiba

                @Alicja-W So cool. Love the girl's expression and posture!
                Not sure about the perspective of the buildings. Before you move on: are the inconsistencies on purpose?

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                  A Former User last edited by

                  @jdeebella
                  Thank you! I've been more motivated to finish it, now that I'm posting progress shots here!

                  @adiba
                  Thanks for your feedback! I don't think I even thought about perspective while creating this piece, it's definitely something I need to study up more on, so I'd agree with you. Because the horizon line is about level with the far back hills, the angles on the sides of the buildings would be more extreme, and I think we'd be looking down on them more. At this point, I'm not sure how feasible it would be to fix this, but it's something for me to keep in mind if I want to re-do this piece in the future. Thanks!

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                    A Former User last edited by

                    Some more progress! Defining more shapes, adding values, playing with the way water dries the pigment on the paper. I love mixing gouache with watercolors, so there will be more gouache applications moving forward. Perhaps, I can even sort out the perspective.
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                      animatosoor @Guest last edited by

                      @Alicja-W I always enjoy seeing your watercolour pieces on Instagram. This one looks very sweet, and I can't wait to see the end result!

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                        A Former User last edited by

                        More progress. This piece should be finished with another watercolor coat and some final colored pencil details. Not sure if the color of the sky is too light.
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                          sarahlawrence last edited by

                          @Alicja-W I love watching your process πŸ™‚ it’s looking really good

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                            A Former User last edited by

                            @sarahlawrence @animatosoor thank you both!

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                              A Former User last edited by

                              All done with this piece!
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                                jwing last edited by

                                Wow, that looks amazing! I love the smooth feel of it, the stylization is very charming πŸ™‚

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                                  A Former User last edited by

                                  @jwing thank you! πŸ™‚

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                                    A Former User last edited by

                                    I figured I would just re-use this thread to show my works in progress, and today I wanted to get some feedback on this piece that I'm currently working on. In this one two girls are catching fireflies in the field in front of their house. The cat and some of the flowers/blades of grass are in the foreground, but I'm worried I made them a bit too big. I haven't taken a perspective class yet so I'm not sure this makes sense perspective-wise. Any feedback would be appreciated!
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                                      A Former User last edited by

                                      Hello SVS! I'm working on three illustrations at the moment (all three of which I'm hoping to finish today so I'm feeling very motivated and committed to them!) I've been taking a few more classes and finished off the first level of courses, and now am making progress on level 2. Excited to find that the way I compose scenes now is more calculated and considered. I pondered the scene with the cat and girls in the field for a while until I came up with a composition that I thought worked better than the one I posted prior. As always, feedback is appreciated!
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                                        NelsonYiap @Guest last edited by

                                        @Alicja-W Lovely work. I really like the plane on the seaside! Reminds me of Ghibli's work πŸ˜ƒ

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                                          Lee White SVS Team SVS Instructor Pro SVS OG @NelsonYiap last edited by

                                          @Alicja-W very nice!

                                          You may want to take a look at our new class from Vesper Stamper that talks about getting more saturation and luminosity in watercolor. Starting with a brighter undertone could really make these paintings glow.

                                          Good luck and keep it up! : )

                                          -Lee

                                          SVS Faculty Instructor
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                                            Heather Boyd @Guest last edited by

                                            @Alicja-W

                                            I have come late in this but in the future I would avoid spacing the sheep so evenly as they jump.

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