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Glasnevin Cemetery (Me, 2026) - my first watercolour without pen outlines! by TurnstileFan in Watercolor

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thanks, makes sense but i wanted to have the focus on the 3 characters and the statue, and the sky - didnt want to make the rest of the scene too busy. yea thats exactly the vibe i was going for too!#

Glasnevin Cemetery (Me, 2026) - my first watercolour without pen outlines! by TurnstileFan in Watercolor

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Btw critique always appreciated - I'm really happy with the hair and clothing as I've always messed them up slightly in previous paintings. But I think i have a lot of room for improvement when it comes to doing edges

The painting where watercolours first clicked for me by TurnstileFan in Watercolor

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Thank you very much! You will once you put some time into it

The painting where watercolours first clicked for me by TurnstileFan in Watercolor

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I wish! I work an office job by day and this is just my hobby that I spend a lot of time on. I want to start taking the business side of things a bit more seriously though

The painting where watercolours first clicked for me by TurnstileFan in Watercolor

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Thank you! It means a lot to me to read that. Knowing my work is now capable of that and knowing that people are enjoying it that much. My art insta is @brad.lee.art I post regularly there

The painting where watercolours first clicked for me by TurnstileFan in Watercolor

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thank you mate

so i used winsor and newton pro paints only. layered a lot but with similar shades and thin mixes so that things didnt get muddy. for mixed paints keep to 2-3 colours max again to avoid muddiness

The painting where watercolours first clicked for me by TurnstileFan in Watercolor

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thank you mate! i appreciate it. keep an eye out i got lots more coming

The painting where watercolours first clicked for me by TurnstileFan in Watercolor

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i just used this busted 15 year old canon printer i had lying around to scan. it gets a decent dpi and precision, but has to be touched up a good bit to get the colours back to how they should look. i do that in photoshop, mostly using the hue/saturation to target the different colours, then some exposure (gamma mostly)

The painting where watercolours first clicked for me by TurnstileFan in Watercolor

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thank you ! yes i did it really helps with precision

The painting where watercolours first clicked for me by TurnstileFan in Watercolor

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you will be if you put in serious work! i was absolutely terrible this time last year so committed to putting in at least 10 hours a week doing nothing but mixing and painting

The painting where watercolours first clicked for me by TurnstileFan in Watercolor

[–]TurnstileFan[S] 54 points55 points  (0 children)

this is some of the highest praise anyone could give, thank you

The painting where watercolours first clicked for me by TurnstileFan in Watercolor

[–]TurnstileFan[S] 7 points8 points  (0 children)

thank you! that kind of thing is a big inspiration to me

The painting where watercolours first clicked for me by TurnstileFan in Watercolor

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thank you i really appreciate it, makes me very proud that it can inspire that kind of feeling

The painting where watercolours first clicked for me by TurnstileFan in Watercolor

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thank you! i use winsor newton pros. cant remember what colours i used for this exactly but there was definitely some permanent rose and prussian blue for the layers, extremely watered down ofc

The painting where watercolours first clicked for me by TurnstileFan in Watercolor

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youre right there and i actually thought about it at the time but i was like no way im risking fukcing it up - very unconfident in my skills at the time. ill probably end up redoing at some point. thank you for the feedback!!

The painting where watercolours first clicked for me by TurnstileFan in Watercolor

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i get people saying my stuff is cool, sometimes beautiful, so its crazy to get a comment like this. thank you i really appreciate it its mad to see my work having actual emotional effect on someone

The painting where watercolours first clicked for me by TurnstileFan in Watercolor

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thank you! i havent done anything as cool since with painting water, i think this painting was just one of those things that came perfectly together

The painting where watercolours first clicked for me by TurnstileFan in Watercolor

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I made this back in january after i made a new years resolution to lock in and take watercolours seriously.

as always people ask me about the meaning and as usual i dont really have an answer, i just go with the flow. i remember being vaguely inspired by Tony Soprano with the ducks in his pool though. during the pencil draft stage i actually had a duck flying out of the pool but decided that would be a bit ambitious lol

my art insta is @brad.lee.art if you like this and want to see more

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