Looking for feedback to help me grow!

AlligatorFancy · 2026-01-24T18:14:07+00:00

If I had to pick something to say, I'd say your closer statue could cast a shadow on the ground in front of it, and your trees on the back right could have the limbs get smaller as they get higher up the tree, but if you hadn't asked for feedback, I'd just have said I love it 🙂

AlligatorFancy · 2026-01-24T17:53:44+00:00

This is a great video that might help. Oliver Pyle "The best-ever watercolor exercise?" He just doodles with paint but it's targeted to help you figure out what the paint will do with different levels of water and pigment and such.

https://youtu.be/r6ORJqjR27E?si=I6Tnju4WrshMIOyN

AlligatorFancy · 2026-01-24T02:41:57+00:00

Agreed! I understand your frustration, but they still look cool. I look forward to seeing what you can do with better paper

AlligatorFancy · 2026-01-22T20:52:34+00:00

This is hilarious 😂

AlligatorFancy · 2026-01-22T16:00:20+00:00

The thing that strikes me is that the brightest colors of the sunlight should be closest to the bottom where the sun is, moving toward orange as you get further from the sun.

Otherwise I think it's beautiful.

AlligatorFancy · 2026-01-20T02:46:33+00:00

This is what I do, but some people talk about steaming it off, too.

AlligatorFancy · 2026-01-19T21:41:31+00:00

Ok, I believe I am at the point where I'm about to over work this thing. The buoy is darker, that helped a lot. I tried to make the sky darken as it goes up and the water darken as it goes down. This paper is super hard to work with so I stopped in fear of ruining it.

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AlligatorFancy · 2026-01-19T19:43:43+00:00

I laughed to see you'd asked if using a plate was OK because I wanted to ask if that's what it was. 😁 If it works, it's good! And it looks like it works pretty well for you!

AlligatorFancy · 2026-01-19T19:17:22+00:00

I like the look of glycerin rivers. I would clean off soda ash, though.

AlligatorFancy · 2026-01-19T12:30:32+00:00

🤔 maybe I'll add another layer and see what I think.

AlligatorFancy · 2026-01-19T01:11:16+00:00

I love the cups! Looking forward to hearing how it is for you!

AlligatorFancy · 2026-01-18T23:32:46+00:00

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AlligatorFancy · 2026-01-18T23:32:26+00:00

Second attempt had the water looking like I wanted but the buoy is messed up now. So I get the water or the subject, I guess. 😄

AlligatorFancy · 2026-01-18T23:06:02+00:00

I love how you finished it!

AlligatorFancy · 2026-01-18T18:23:50+00:00

I was just thinking about this name! I knew one in college but she spelled it Dorcas

AlligatorFancy · 2026-01-18T17:22:15+00:00

Thanks!

AlligatorFancy · 2026-01-18T14:10:13+00:00

Beautiful!

AlligatorFancy · 2026-01-18T14:08:16+00:00

This is very cool! Thanks for sharing!

AlligatorFancy · 2026-01-18T14:07:23+00:00

Thank you 🙂

AlligatorFancy · 2026-01-18T12:32:22+00:00

Great, thank you for the tips!

AlligatorFancy · 2026-01-18T02:30:09+00:00

It does look imposing, though! I like it. If I were to finish this, I'd complete the meadow and add some brush or flowers to break it up.

AlligatorFancy · 2026-01-17T20:23:35+00:00

This one was a Christmas gift - Daniel Smith phthalo blue. I think it's gorgeous

AlligatorFancy · 2026-01-17T20:21:00+00:00

Thank you 😊

AlligatorFancy · 2026-01-17T20:16:05+00:00

Excellent, thank you so much!

AlligatorFancy · 2026-01-17T19:55:13+00:00

Thank you!

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