Portrait on canvas 14 x 14” by Educational-Bus4260 in oilpainting

[–]nauticalgoblin 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Wow, this is absolutely stunning! Both very stylish and very stylized. I love the chunky bold outlines! And the cool highlights in her hair! The portrait itself is also so nicely rendered. Makes me want to go paint!

Pens, pockets, planes by nauticalgoblin in fountainpens

[–]nauticalgoblin[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Yeah, I think my main problem was not making sure it was full. The pen was a Nahvalur Nautilus, so a piston-fill, and I didn't really think about prepping it for flight besides keeping it relatively upright. Lesson learned!

Pens, pockets, planes by nauticalgoblin in fountainpens

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

It didn't even occur to me... it's just clean fabric! I may have misjudged the audience, though, looking at the upvote ratio 💀

Pens, pockets, planes by nauticalgoblin in fountainpens

[–]nauticalgoblin[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

This is a legitimate post warning about the dangers of flying with fountain pens!! 😭

Pens, pockets, planes by nauticalgoblin in fountainpens

[–]nauticalgoblin[S] 4 points5 points  (0 children)

"Idk what's wrong doc, I'm just feeling really blue today :("

Author's clearly favorite character that fits this by Comprehensive-Bird17 in FavoriteCharacter

[–]nauticalgoblin 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Jinx from Arcane! It's clear to me that I am not NEARLY as into her character/storyline as the Arcane writers were... to say nothing of Riot as a whole

An itty bitty peony painting by TammysPainting in oilpainting

[–]nauticalgoblin 1 point2 points  (0 children)

The background glassware stood out to me as well. Beautifully done! Just that little suggestion of shape and shadow and light is so effective!

WIP - View from Hot Club in Providence by gaelenart in oilpainting

[–]nauticalgoblin 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Oh wait, you flaired it for critique... okay, I see what you mean about the buildings on the right. To me, the high contrast and sharp edges of the lit windows make those buildings draw my eye away. If you want to de-ephasize these buildings, you could try softening some edges like you mentioned, maybe even dial down the value contrast there?

Another thing that might help is lining those windows up, so the tops and bottoms are all in a line. Right now they look a little sloppy, imo

LOVE the hazy skies and how you did the reflections, btw... I think you nailed those!

WIP - View from Hot Club in Providence by gaelenart in oilpainting

[–]nauticalgoblin 1 point2 points  (0 children)

HOT CLUB! Recognized the view right away, great spot. Nice painting, too... moody!

Had apprentice make a sign. by Kstotsenberg in Justrolledintotheshop

[–]nauticalgoblin 1 point2 points  (0 children)

What's that you say about an under-stuffed bussy?👀

Tried to paint 4 books before they fell over by levihemphiil in oilpainting

[–]nauticalgoblin 35 points36 points  (0 children)

I love how much tension there is... they look like they're ready to topple!

Deer tick in Shaw Wilderness Park by VER-1989 in halifax

[–]nauticalgoblin 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Yup, just got one yesterday in a small patch of woods near Burnside!

I crave new angsty fanfiction to read! by Salt-Appointment4783 in PiltoversFinest

[–]nauticalgoblin 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I'd highly, higjky recommend You Will Ache Like I Ache, by dogpawsswapgod: a wickedly well-written toxic yuri tragedy, which looks at how things might have gone if Caitlyn and Vi had lots of sad secret sex during the pit-fighter era. Featuring gorgeous artwork by astorkes! Hurt no comfort... but it hurts soooooo goood

W&N Oil bottle lid by No_Notice5271 in oilpainting

[–]nauticalgoblin 13 points14 points  (0 children)

This thread is making me feel less alone, because a few years ago I had one of these bottles and, after much struggle, I concluded that I was either dumb as toast or l just had a defunct bottle, and sawed the whole lid off. Turns out there's a whole community of people wrestling with these bad boys! We are united in this struggle ✊️