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November 11, 2012
1.0 MB
1936×2592
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Watercolor, gel pen, ink and acrylic on watercolor paper.

I'm cold.

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Thank you!!!

ŠEmerald Barkley 2012
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I love the blues and purples in this piece and how the red around the eye stands out. I also really like the tints of gold in the background, it's a very beautiful background and looks almost otherworldly.
I do think thought that the gold sort of splashes onto the top goose, which takes away from the darkness of it's beak and head.
I think you did a really good job using the reference photograph to create a very realistic portrait. The only differences I saw was that the reference's nose had a deeper bridge and under the lip the chin dipped further back.
I think one thing you could have pushed here was the shading of the skin. I like that you've combined the reds, purples, and blues into the color of the skin, but it just seemed way too pale. I think the shading in the neck region was good, but I think even that could have been darker. I think the cheek could definitely be shaded more.
I don't know if the choice to elongate the neck was stylistic or to match the bird's, but it did look a little strange to me. Beyond being abnormally long, it's also very very skinny. I would picture at that length that you could catch a glimpse of it on the other side of the bottom bird's neck, but you don't.
Overall though, I think that this is a very original, beautiful piece and love the coloring.
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*bear48 May 12, 2013  Professional
sweet job
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=VanadiumTaintedBeryl May 13, 2013  Student Traditional Artist
Thanks man!
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:icondiamoneyes:
Holy.....DAAAMN that is downright SEXY work!!! :love:
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=VanadiumTaintedBeryl Mar 22, 2013  Student Traditional Artist
Why thank you Luis!!
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:icondiamoneyes:
You're welcome!!! :iconkissingplz: OH! and I'm sending you the questionnaire in 10 minutes! :woohoo:
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=VanadiumTaintedBeryl Mar 22, 2013  Student Traditional Artist
Sweet! Looking forward to it! I'll try to have it done as soon as I can. I have to leave work in about a half hour, and I wont' be near a computer until about 10 tonight, so it may be tomorrow before you get anything.
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:icondiamoneyes:
Oh that is fine!! :hug: The reason I'm late is because I still have fuckin fever of 102.8 right now :faint: But I'm almost done and as soon as you send me the responses, I'll be posting it :love:
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*MartinSilvertant Dec 25, 2012  Professional General Artist
Remarkable work. I really like the use of the watercolor and acrylic and the colors in general. Very nice how all the eyes are red around. It helps connect the subjects and creates a nice color contrast with the background. The only point of criticism I have goes to the composition; I feel like the bottom if a bit too empty and the top perhaps a bit cluttered.
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=VanadiumTaintedBeryl Dec 30, 2012  Student Traditional Artist
Thanks for the nice comment! Hope you are well, and have a great day!
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*SenZzo-art Dec 20, 2012  Hobbyist Digital Artist
Love the colors.
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