Malintra-Shadowmoon [2017-12-28 22:01:05 +0000 UTC]
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First of all, this is quite a realistic German Shepherd painting.
What primarily sticks out is the tongue and the teeth. They look so real that the painting in this part might be taken for a photography. Furthermore, eyes and snout something "real" about them, too.
I like the mixed media background, but it has the same color patterns than the dog portrait, so the dog sticks not out. It rather is a bit distracting from the essential, the dog.
Extremely clever is the pattern in his fur in form of a French fleur de lys (lily flower). I do not know if that was intention or not. If it was, it had been a very creative idea.
Unfortunately, another disturbing thing is the blurriness of the dog's fur. It depends on the eye of the beholder, but when I look at it intensely for some time, I feel put down by a whirlpool.
Overall, this is a great and lively dog portrait. Keep up that good work.
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