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Published: 2007-09-11 07:58:04 +0000 UTC; Views: 16053; Favourites: 348; Downloads: 0
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My attempt at depicting the Goddess Selene.Also, I hate my scanner...
A3 Watercolours
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Beautiful!
I'm just doing a little research for my story series (featuring the goddess Selene) and it's kinda funny that you depict her very similarly to me...long dk brown hair, blue eyes, milk-white skin...even the dress is very close to my design
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couldn't it also resemble the goddess of the hunt (and the moon), Artemis? well, either way, i have to say that this is one of my favorite pieces i have found on here 
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Indeed it could!
Thankyou so much for your kind words!
I'm so happy that you like this piece. She is one of my favourites also.
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oh wow that is amazing! i love the outfit and how you painted the moon!
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Thanks again. This is one of my personal favs too.
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Thankyou so much! I'm so happy that you like her!
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Hello! This beautiful deviation was featured in my journal here [link]
I hope it is ok but if you don't want to be fetured, let me know and I will remove it
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Thankyou my dear friend!
I'm flattered & honored that you've featured this piece!
She's one of my favourites too
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Yep, it's all watercolour... She caused me lots of problems, but turned out alright in the end
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I hate my scanner, too. They love to eat all color. This is lovely, though. I can't see what the scanner left out, but it's beautiful. Lovely gradation in the sky.
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Thanks!
My scanner loves washing out pale/fine details... So I've lost some of the finer details in the skin tones & it's washed teh colours out a little bit. Not badly, but enough to annoy me
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Thankyou so much! It was a slightly different colour combo to what I usually use... I think I'll be utilising it again
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Can you share that particular colour combo or would you like to keep that a trade secret
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I don't mind sharing at all!
Firstly, I laid down a light-ish base of Naples Yellow - it's almost creamy in its texture, so is pretty good for building upon.
Then I started laying down layers of Rose Dore for all the warm mid tones/shades.
For the shadows (ranging from mid to dark-ish) I used Winsor Violet (Dioxazine).
Finally, for any remaining areas where I felt needed much darker shading (Like the jawline, fingers, underneath the arm - casting shadow on her dress etc) I used a mixture of Winsor Violet and French Ultramarine.
I wanted to keep the skin tones in line with the colours used for the main bulk of the painting. Naples Yellow was used for the moon - Rose Dore, Winsor Violet and French ultramarine were used for her dress & the background in various combinations. The only colour not used anywhere else in the painting was Ivory Black, for her hair.
In using those 3 main colours for her skin tone you tend to get a more delicate glow that doesn't end up looking flat. The Naples yellow & Rose Dore work together to produce a lovely peach flush & the Violet maintains warmth in the shading. The French Ultrmarine provides just a hint of coolness & adds depth to the shadows.
Anyways, that's just one of the many skin tone combos that I experiments with & use. Hope this info is of use! Always happy to swap ideas with fellow artists
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Fantastic. Thanks so much for sharing that. I look forward to trying it out!
Cheers
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Beautifully done! I love the patterns on her corset and the textures of the moon.
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Thankyou so much!
The textures were fun to do. I found it a little hard to 'let go' and be more free flowing with my brush strokes & blobs of paint, but it's a lot of fun once you get into it!
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your welcome!
Yeah, it's hard to let go, especially when you don;t know where the free flow will end up looking!
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I love the design of her dress! The sitting pose as well as her hair are really good!
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Well the sitting pose is all credited tot he wonderful stock artist!
The dress I had a whole heap of fun designing, as was her hair... Again, lovely long flowy hair
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Yeah! She's so beautiful like that. Thanks for your response.
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i like the details in the upper part of the dress
it is pretty
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Thanks! I enjoyed painting her dress
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That is beautifull^^ an automatic add to faves.
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This is beautiful - nice composition and the colour tones give it a peaceful mystic feel, her dress is lovely too!
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Thankyou so much!
I actually had a hard time with the colours in this piece... I was laying down individual colours, but they just weren't working the way I'd hoped. It wasn't until I started blending 2-3 colours together that I finally got the look I was after... Was fun mixing & blending
Her dress shimmers in real life - I just love using Iridescent medium
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Well your effort was worth it - it looks lovely!
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Wow you have an amazing talent for water colours. So jealous.
Hmm I'm taking a wild guess - Selene is the goddess of the moon?
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Aww thankyou so much!
Yep, you guessed right. She's a moon goddess
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Many thanks!
I spent a lot of time mixing up colour combos for this piece... I wanted everything to be tied together. Nowhere on the page is there a straight/singular colour. Everything is a combo of at least 2-3 colours, in the hope that it would add more depth & enhance the overall mood of the piece.
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Thanks Nell!
Hey, how've you been??
How's life round your neck of the woods??
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