Critiques, please!

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Permalink Reply by Maria on June 26, 2009 at 1:28am

Hi Michelle ,

I have posted you this in the group already. Ihope it helps . YOu have paint a very nice window and needs from my point of view just some changes but very small. Look something like this:

TIP: for to make an edge softer you make the area wet and take of with a brush some paint. Just a small bit...and to add this you can just paint over. But leave the window like it it. Is very good!

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Permalink Reply by Michelle Lavoie on June 26, 2009 at 11:04am

Maria, thank you for the tips! Transitioning from acrylic to the much more subtle style of watercolor is proving more difficult than I thought. I really appreciate your tips.

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Permalink Reply by Michelle Lavoie on June 26, 2009 at 11:26am

Hi Maria,
I went back to the picture and softened the column edges. Also, although the photo had white flowers in the foreground, I found that adding red flowers makes the foreground pop. Thanks for your feedback, and I welcome more!!!!!

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Permalink Reply by Lynn W on June 26, 2009 at 10:59pm

The red flowers definitely add color and interest to the painting. Otherwise, the only place you had red was in the flag. LIke Maria said, put some darker color at the base of the shrubs to make it more 3D.

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Permalink Reply by Michelle Lavoie on June 28, 2009 at 1:31pm

Thanks Lynn, I added some shading beneath the shrubs as you suggested and you're right....it makes a big difference!

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Permalink Reply by maputo on July 6, 2009 at 8:07am

bonjour
malgré que je sois un débutant , je trouve l'ensemble agréable , la présentation équilibré .
remarque = les drapeaux " déséquilibre " l'harmonie , le bosquet devant le porche serait à revoir .
bonne journée
gérard

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Permalink Reply by Michelle Lavoie on July 6, 2009 at 1:09pm

Merci beaucoup pour vos aimables paroles.

maputo said:

bonjour
malgré que je sois un débutant , je trouve l'ensemble agréable , la présentation équilibré .
remarque = les drapeaux " déséquilibre " l'harmonie , le bosquet devant le porche serait à revoir .
bonne journée
gérard

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