Our Furry Little Friend Puts Some Hairs On End
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E.J.H.
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Yeah, I am considering buying a better camera for reference photo's. My current one is at least 7 year old, and tech has improved also the one I have was not top tier to begin with....
Btw would you allow the use of these for reference? I also like the second one best, I can see a charcoal drawing in it...
Btw would you allow the use of these for reference? I also like the second one best, I can see a charcoal drawing in it...
E.J.H.
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☆I thought I posted this yesterday in reply to your post Ian, and forgot to hit the " post reply" button, and because the site caches the reply it kinda looks like it's on the page...
Thanks! Also for allowing the use of the photo! I like it because it is not a macro, that it is not entirely in focus makes it more interesting.
As for my painting, yeah, I think it didn't come out too bad. Watercolor is still a lot of trial and error (lots and lots of error
) for me.
Have looked at quite some tutorials ( Mind of watercolor on youtube is great), and I try my best to implement what I learn.
I took a risk with this one, I thought the spider's edges were too sharp, and I had overworked one of the feet a bit too correct that. Then I thought "to hell with it", and put a light wash over the whole thing, and to my surprise it actually kinda worked...
And in addition, yeah good idea, I will post it in WC section too as it is a bit off topic here. I will use that topic title "Spiders on the web".
Thanks! Also for allowing the use of the photo! I like it because it is not a macro, that it is not entirely in focus makes it more interesting.
As for my painting, yeah, I think it didn't come out too bad. Watercolor is still a lot of trial and error (lots and lots of error
) for me.Have looked at quite some tutorials ( Mind of watercolor on youtube is great), and I try my best to implement what I learn.
I took a risk with this one, I thought the spider's edges were too sharp, and I had overworked one of the feet a bit too correct that. Then I thought "to hell with it", and put a light wash over the whole thing, and to my surprise it actually kinda worked...
And in addition, yeah good idea, I will post it in WC section too as it is a bit off topic here. I will use that topic title "Spiders on the web".
Iain
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The risk paid off. I am glad you were interested in the images. I hadn't really thought much of them when I uploaded them in 2014, but I happened upon them recently and liked them. Thank you for elaborating on the process, it is interesting.
Here is the same spider after some crude editing. I don't generally mess with resolution, nor the manual settings on the camera for that matter. I have to rely on dumb luck to have captured the image.
Here is the same spider after some crude editing. I don't generally mess with resolution, nor the manual settings on the camera for that matter. I have to rely on dumb luck to have captured the image.
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Spiders are fascinating and beautiful although I fear them a little. Here are two photos of spiders that I took on Jeju Island in South Korea. I had never seen beautiful spiders as such.
Iain , you photos are very interesting. The first one reminded me of Jacques Hurtubise’ s work which often reminds me of spiders or dragons. I have seen a room full of these huge canvases. As I walked in the room at the museum, I literally started crying, it was overwhelming. He died 2016 in Nova Scotia.
First the spiders,
Then Hurtubise’s
Iain , you photos are very interesting. The first one reminded me of Jacques Hurtubise’ s work which often reminds me of spiders or dragons. I have seen a room full of these huge canvases. As I walked in the room at the museum, I literally started crying, it was overwhelming. He died 2016 in Nova Scotia.
First the spiders,
Then Hurtubise’s
