Everstorm Posted February 19 Report Share Posted February 19 58 minutes ago, Harriet said: I like the fiery butt (or elbow? with a nudi, you never know) Me too. All the bright colors were just begging to be painted. I believe those are the tail feathers. 59 minutes ago, Harriet said: Back after a short break. Slug 6! It looks so expressive somehow! Like a dog you just asked to go for a walk. 2 Quote Life before Death Strength before Weakness Journey before Destination Link to comment
Sea-to-sky Posted February 20 Report Share Posted February 20 Ok, since i am making an effort to post the fails too, i was doodling and tried snails. They are odd but im shoving them up. The second one kind of started as the idea of a hermit crab rock thing. Yes it looks weird i agree.( For the record, snails are not my usual doodle animals. I prefer mythicals or things with greater fluididty) 5 Quote the creative spelling comes as standard. Enjoy! A journey of thousand miles, begins with a single step - Lao Tzu Challenge: #1, #2, #3, #4, #5, #6, #7, #8 Link to comment
Everstorm Posted February 20 Report Share Posted February 20 4 hours ago, Sea-to-sky said: Yes it looks weird i agree I disagree. I think it looks awesome! The hermit crab one is my favorite of the two. 1 Quote Life before Death Strength before Weakness Journey before Destination Link to comment
Mad Hatter Posted February 20 Report Share Posted February 20 22 hours ago, Everstorm said: I believe those are the tail feathers. Anus gills. ☺️ 5 hours ago, Sea-to-sky said: Ok, since i am making an effort to post the fails too, i was doodling and tried snails. They are odd but im shoving them up. The second one kind of started as the idea of a hermit crab rock thing. Yes it looks weird i agree.( For the record, snails are not my usual doodle animals. I prefer mythicals or things with greater fluididty) Well I love the second one! 1 1 Quote Link to comment
Harriet Posted February 20 Author Report Share Posted February 20 5 hours ago, Sea-to-sky said: Ok, since i am making an effort to post the fails too, i was doodling and tried snails. They are odd but im shoving them up. The second one kind of started as the idea of a hermit crab rock thing. Yes it looks weird i agree.( For the record, snails are not my usual doodle animals. I prefer mythicals or things with greater fluididty) Every slug is sacred; every slug is good. Every slug is needed in our neighbourhood. 5 1 Quote Let cheese and oxen and mead crowd out our secret desires for power and domination - Harriet the Viking Just be bold, fluid and unapologetic, not small, hairy and indecisive - Harriet the Artist You can absorb me! - Harriet the Contextless Guru Link to comment
Harriet Posted February 20 Author Report Share Posted February 20 Slug 7. This is one of my favourites so far. I think I got the ripple, and I used a diffuse brush to good effect without making the whole thing fluffy, as digital paintings can be if you don't fight it. 6 Quote Let cheese and oxen and mead crowd out our secret desires for power and domination - Harriet the Viking Just be bold, fluid and unapologetic, not small, hairy and indecisive - Harriet the Artist You can absorb me! - Harriet the Contextless Guru Link to comment
Sovalis Posted February 20 Report Share Posted February 20 I love love love the colour composition of this one, Harriet. 2 Quote Past Challenges: #1, #2, #3, #4, #5, #6, #7, #8, #9, #10, #11, #12, #13, #14, #15, #16 Current Challenge: #17 “Finish each day and be done with it. You have done what you could. Some blunders and absurdities no doubt crept in; forget them as soon as you can. Tomorrow is a new day. You shall begin it serenely and with too high a spirit to be encumbered with your old nonsense.” ~ Ralph Waldo Emerson Link to comment
Harriet Posted February 20 Author Report Share Posted February 20 17 minutes ago, Sovalis said: I love love love the colour composition of this one, Harriet. It's just a study, so the colour choices are not mine except for a bit of interpretation and simplification. Complements to nature, then to the photographer ? 1 1 Quote Let cheese and oxen and mead crowd out our secret desires for power and domination - Harriet the Viking Just be bold, fluid and unapologetic, not small, hairy and indecisive - Harriet the Artist You can absorb me! - Harriet the Contextless Guru Link to comment
Harriet Posted February 21 Author Report Share Posted February 21 Slug 8. I lost focus a little with this one and was uncertain about how to create the right shine on the snail and lime, but it's still cute. 2 5 Quote Let cheese and oxen and mead crowd out our secret desires for power and domination - Harriet the Viking Just be bold, fluid and unapologetic, not small, hairy and indecisive - Harriet the Artist You can absorb me! - Harriet the Contextless Guru Link to comment
Sea-to-sky Posted February 21 Report Share Posted February 21 2 minutes ago, Harriet said: Slug 8. I lost focus a little with this one and was uncertain about how to create the right shine on the snail and lime, but it's still cute. Wow, thats gorgeous. I love the detail on the shell. I think The way you got the texture and shine on the snails skin is really effective too. 1 Quote the creative spelling comes as standard. Enjoy! A journey of thousand miles, begins with a single step - Lao Tzu Challenge: #1, #2, #3, #4, #5, #6, #7, #8 Link to comment
Harriet Posted February 21 Author Report Share Posted February 21 1 hour ago, Sea-to-sky said: Wow, thats gorgeous. I love the detail on the shell. I think The way you got the texture and shine on the snails skin is really effective too. Thank you! I want to paint more shiny textures... 1 Quote Let cheese and oxen and mead crowd out our secret desires for power and domination - Harriet the Viking Just be bold, fluid and unapologetic, not small, hairy and indecisive - Harriet the Artist You can absorb me! - Harriet the Contextless Guru Link to comment
Sea-to-sky Posted February 21 Report Share Posted February 21 39 minutes ago, Harriet said: Thank you! I want to paint more shiny textures Shiny is hard. I think they have a really nice translucency in the eye storks particularly too 1 Quote the creative spelling comes as standard. Enjoy! A journey of thousand miles, begins with a single step - Lao Tzu Challenge: #1, #2, #3, #4, #5, #6, #7, #8 Link to comment
Mad Hatter Posted February 21 Report Share Posted February 21 46 minutes ago, Harriet said: Thank you! I want to paint more shiny textures... you nailed the shiny on the shell! I want to touch it. 1 Quote Link to comment
Harriet Posted February 21 Author Report Share Posted February 21 9 minutes ago, Sea-to-sky said: Shiny is hard. I think they have a really nice translucency in the eye storks particularly too There's a way to do it but it's not automatic for me. I should review. 1 minute ago, Mad Hatter said: you nailed the shiny on the shell! I want to touch it. Thank you! It's smooth, and not just because it's 2D and literally has no texture as a digital painting. Quote Let cheese and oxen and mead crowd out our secret desires for power and domination - Harriet the Viking Just be bold, fluid and unapologetic, not small, hairy and indecisive - Harriet the Artist You can absorb me! - Harriet the Contextless Guru Link to comment
Mad Hatter Posted February 21 Report Share Posted February 21 @Harriet btw I’m still working on my offering, but it’s on the way! Figuring out the colours took forever as I refused to resort to the colour picker. Feel free to threaten me if I don’t get it done tomorrow. ? 1 Quote Link to comment
Harriet Posted February 21 Author Report Share Posted February 21 25 minutes ago, Mad Hatter said: @Harriet btw I’m still working on my offering, but it’s on the way! Figuring out the colours took forever as I refused to resort to the colour picker. Feel free to threaten me if I don’t get it done tomorrow. ? Yessssss I will threaten you for your own good and the good of our slug collective. 3 Quote Let cheese and oxen and mead crowd out our secret desires for power and domination - Harriet the Viking Just be bold, fluid and unapologetic, not small, hairy and indecisive - Harriet the Artist You can absorb me! - Harriet the Contextless Guru Link to comment
Jarric Posted February 22 Report Share Posted February 22 20 hours ago, Harriet said: Slug 8. I lost focus a little with this one and was uncertain about how to create the right shine on the snail and lime, but it's still cute. This is gorgeous! It looks so ethereal, almost magical. I'm halfway through a watercolour (which is nowhere near as good as this), hope to get that up tonight or tomorrow. 2 1 Quote Level 21 Wood Elf Ranger STR: 18 - CON: 22 - CHA: 11 - SAN: 19 - INT: 17 IAgreeWithTank™ "Shit is going down, but I am not." - iatetheyeti Don't say "I don't have enough time", say instead "that's not a priority right now" and see how that makes you feel. Current Challenge: Get going! External: Epic Quest - Instagram - Strava Spoiler Previous Challenges: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 49 50 51 52 53 54 55 56 57 58 59 60 61 62 63 64 65 67 68 69 70 71 72 73 74 75 Old Stuff: Battle Log - My Introduction - 2017 Road Map - 2018 Road Map - 2019 Road Map - 2021 Road Map - 2022 road map/wrap-up Link to comment
Harriet Posted February 22 Author Report Share Posted February 22 3 hours ago, Jarric said: This is gorgeous! It looks so ethereal, almost magical. Oh thank you, that's kind. ❤️ 3 hours ago, Jarric said: I'm halfway through a watercolour (which is nowhere near as good as this), hope to get that up tonight or tomorrow. Oh yes, I treasure everyone's contributions regardless of how experienced you are. 2 Quote Let cheese and oxen and mead crowd out our secret desires for power and domination - Harriet the Viking Just be bold, fluid and unapologetic, not small, hairy and indecisive - Harriet the Artist You can absorb me! - Harriet the Contextless Guru Link to comment
Harriet Posted February 22 Author Report Share Posted February 22 Slug 9? I went off reference a bit for this one because it was heavily foreshortened and I wanted to show more of the body. I think the ripples are fine but I'm less certain about the lighting. That's okay, lighting is something I want to practice more so it's all good. 5 Quote Let cheese and oxen and mead crowd out our secret desires for power and domination - Harriet the Viking Just be bold, fluid and unapologetic, not small, hairy and indecisive - Harriet the Artist You can absorb me! - Harriet the Contextless Guru Link to comment
Harriet Posted February 22 Author Report Share Posted February 22 @Mad Hatter It's 5:54pm. Where is my slug? 3 Quote Let cheese and oxen and mead crowd out our secret desires for power and domination - Harriet the Viking Just be bold, fluid and unapologetic, not small, hairy and indecisive - Harriet the Artist You can absorb me! - Harriet the Contextless Guru Link to comment
Mad Hatter Posted February 22 Report Share Posted February 22 44 minutes ago, Harriet said: @Mad Hatter It's 5:54pm. Where is my slug? Thank you I saw your previous post this morning and already felt threatened. ? Here is my crazy fluorescent backlit nudi (though I admit I gave up on fixing the edges it takes bloody forever). 2 5 Quote Link to comment
Harriet Posted February 22 Author Report Share Posted February 22 6 minutes ago, Mad Hatter said: Thank you I saw your previous post this morning and already felt threatened. ? Here is my crazy fluorescent backlit nudi (though I admit I gave up on fixing the edges it takes bloody forever). Oh WOW. I love the translucency and inner glow, the gorgeous variation in colour, and also how you got the sense of form on all the appendages. Really nice work. 2 1 Quote Let cheese and oxen and mead crowd out our secret desires for power and domination - Harriet the Viking Just be bold, fluid and unapologetic, not small, hairy and indecisive - Harriet the Artist You can absorb me! - Harriet the Contextless Guru Link to comment
Sea-to-sky Posted February 23 Report Share Posted February 23 14 hours ago, Mad Hatter said: Here is my crazy fluorescent backlit nudi (though I admit I gave up on fixing the edges it takes bloody forever). Wow! I saw that photo and your drawring really captures the translucency and colour shifts so well. So pretty. 1 Quote the creative spelling comes as standard. Enjoy! A journey of thousand miles, begins with a single step - Lao Tzu Challenge: #1, #2, #3, #4, #5, #6, #7, #8 Link to comment
Everstorm Posted February 25 Report Share Posted February 25 Nudibranch "Sea bunny" 4 1 Quote Life before Death Strength before Weakness Journey before Destination Link to comment
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