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Small copper (1 Viewer)
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matt green
Norfolkman gone walkabout
A non-avian subject in the art forums at last!!
Very rarely see drawings/paintings of insects etc on here so makes a nice change ..it's a great little work:t:
Matt
Very rarely see drawings/paintings of insects etc on here so makes a nice change ..it's a great little work:t:
Matt
NickPatel92
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Thanks Matt.
NickPatel92
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Then again, drawing is addictive.
A Dark green fritillary and another Small copper (i'll progress with these):
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NickPatel92
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Thanks.
nickderry
C'est pas ma faute, je suis anglais.
Great to see some butterflies, they're so much harder than birds because their shape doesn't change much (at least with birds you can say, well it looked like that at the time!). Got a hummingbird hawkmoth to post tomorrow (bedtime now!) Are you familiar with the work of David Measures? His butterflies are well worth a look.
NickPatel92
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matt green
Norfolkman gone walkabout
Can't help with the watercolours as I don't actually use them ..or paint at all!
However there are plenty on here who do who will be able to advise, I guess making mistakes is all part of the learning process so all I can say is well done for posting up what you have acheived so far, a great start.
Matt
timwootton
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Nick - art is a 'doing' thing - you only do it by doing it. You're making a start (and quite a successful one, too) and that is the main thing. You keep on working at it and you'll soon be amazing yourself.
Woody
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I agree completely with what others have already said. You've made a very positive start and, now that the journey has begun, you will find that your progress will be steady and will provide you with more than just the paintings/drawings themselves.
One important thing to remember is that, whether you think you've 'gone a bit wrong' or whether you are particularly pleased, you learn each time you make a mark. If it's a 'disaster' you can ask yourself why? How did it end up this way? What did I do or what didn't I do? How did the paint behave? What exactly am I unhappy with? Once you've asked yourself all those sorts of questions about a piece, turn the questions around, what do I like about it? How would the paint have behaved differently, and how could I use that in a positive way? And so on.
Good luck!
Woody
BTW, my favourite butterfly painters are Richard Tratt and Gordon Benningfield.
One important thing to remember is that, whether you think you've 'gone a bit wrong' or whether you are particularly pleased, you learn each time you make a mark. If it's a 'disaster' you can ask yourself why? How did it end up this way? What did I do or what didn't I do? How did the paint behave? What exactly am I unhappy with? Once you've asked yourself all those sorts of questions about a piece, turn the questions around, what do I like about it? How would the paint have behaved differently, and how could I use that in a positive way? And so on.
Good luck!
Woody
BTW, my favourite butterfly painters are Richard Tratt and Gordon Benningfield.
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