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Published: 2011-01-04 12:02:55 +0000 UTC; Views: 3339; Favourites: 150; Downloads: 93
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Photoshop, about 2 hours. Reference from a photo I took in Ioannina in November.More info and progress captures can be found at my blog: [link]
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Beautiful. The simple color scheme, the texture of the water, the small dark boat against the bright open hills and sky; all create a mood of tranquility and a sense of distance. The dark, swirled bush in the foreground adds contrast to the pale openness of the rest of the image, unifying it.
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i gallery s ine katapliktiki,,ta sigharitiria m! afto ine apo ta agapimena m
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I really like this.
And i must tell i admire Your work more and more.
Also thank You for showing the progress as well, You helped a lot with it!
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You're welcome, glad if it helped!
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Very well done
love how you arrive to give a "myst?" touch to the scenery
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Well, it called for something somewhat mystical. 
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This is really beautiful. It almost looks like a photograph until a closer observation and the swirls are magnificent.
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Makes sense; I stayed relatively faithful to the background in the photo reference (it started as practice). Anyhow, thanks.
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as usual i adore the way you paint, and reading that this only took two hours really shocked me because of the amount of detail, lovely work!
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Custom brushes and texture work help achieve a high level of detail quickly. Although a similar effect can be done with custom brushes, too. But in both cases the detail is a bit illusory.
Thanks!
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Even so, it's very impressive, and you're welcome!
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incredible!! the colors are awesome... good work!!!!! ^^
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Who O_O Spectacular. The plants on the foreground are particularly amazing. Small problem: the symmetry in some of the stalks, it stands out because it seems unnatural.
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Thank you!
Do you mean the stalks are too straight, maybe? (I painted them in a fury, and very randomly, and to be honest I'm having trouble finding the symmetry you mention!)
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The two highest stalks each have two blossoms (?) that are level with each other. Roughly it looks like this:
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By the law of chaos, even when we draw randomly, order always appears 
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Oh, right! I got it now. Thanks so much for pointing out! You've a great eye. ^_^
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I like the soft colors; it really captured the mood of the landscape.
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Mystical. I love it. The misty smoke seems to almost make a celtic symbol. It really reminds me out of something of an old tale: a priestess of Avalon or somewhat.
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I was actually half-tempted to make a reference to the Lady of the Lake (though the figure is probably male).
Also, I think the intricate-looking mist is influenced by the beautiful artwork of The Secret of Kells (mentioned in the blog post), which took patterns from the illuminations of the Book of Kells and incorporated them into the animation & environments. Mesmerising!
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I've seen The Secret of Kells around but never actually watched it. Kind of want to now.
I really enjoyed watching the progress of this piece, too. What a great start to the new year. ^_^
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I fully recommend it. One of the most beautiful animated films I've seen.
And thanks!
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Love the textural quality of your mark-making. And the atmospherics are lovely! Well done!
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Thanks. (Although, this is digital.)
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I know. I think it still qualifies, though. At least, I'm not prejudiced about such things.
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very meditative... hear the boat floating through the water!
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The atmosphere here is so well done!
I love how you use the brushes and opacity to make it look calm and fluid at the same time.
The cold color palette is very well handled and that little red touch of the flowers on the right keep it interesting.
Very, very good job!
Kudos
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Thanks! I wanted a cool feeling that is not frosted. I guess the yellow helped, but perhaps the flowers as well, too.
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I like the misty effect under the hills in the distance and the boat and the figure looking sharp and edgy; it contrasts with the rest of the picture well.
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Thanks!
In retrospect, I think the vegetation on the left should have been more misty, too, though. Might fix that later.
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