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egg tempera and 14 kt gold leaf on Fabriano 140 lbs hot-pressedsize : 3 1/2 inches high x 1 1/4 inches wide
after an historical engraving
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Great work. It does look like it's come from a medieval manuscript!
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Yay for traditional medieval style! I really like the choice of colour used here
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That is magnificent!! I love it. It's so....cool.
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thanks.
What do you study / do at U of Ottawa ???
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You recreate the heart and soul of this style. Well done.
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This is great! I like that you used a semi-familiar piece of historical art but made it your own.
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would you happen to know where from the original is ? The reference I have used for this one is a big collection of medieval line drawings from various sources, but it doesn't say where it comes from.
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Sadly no. I thought it might have been from Chartres, France but nothing turns up. I'll look in my books (instead of the interweb) and let you know.
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Nice, are the colours also after a historical piece?
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no, the colors are straight out of my head. But the use of lines of different shade of the same color is.
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I thought so... the don#t look terribly authentic but work excellently with the motive :cLap:
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plus we are used to see muted colors on manuscripts, but they were very vivid to start with, but after more than 1000 years, they don't look so fresh, and parchment darkens.
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How would you know....
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well, I have seen new parchment (calf, goat) and it is a pale creamy beige. As for the pigments, studies have been made to identify them. The chemistry of pigments is a very interesting science ! And a lot of pigments that were used back then were not very permanent, so the color has disappeared, but the chemical signature remains and lets us imagine how it might have looked like. [link] is a very intersting website about pigments. But for my illuminations right now, I am using gouaches, hence some modern pigments, but I will soon go to a pigment workshop. [link] This is an amazing piece with historical pigments.
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Actually so have I. I couldn't resist the pun. The two classical pigemts I've used personally (apart from the obvious9 are sheet gold and butterfly blue (in a necklace). I like exploring it however I'd draw a line where it isn't light resistant enough. The link is indeed a very interessting read, thank you for it
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Also all the earths pigments in modern paints are the same... sienna, umber and the such.
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Yes, this is what I was referring to with obvious ones 
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Just beware of cadmium, as it is very toxic and accumulates in the body.
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with all those compliments, she will become vain !
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I love the colours! And this clean linear style is so beautiful
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I am glad you like it ! Now, after doing a few enluminures after historic designs, I am trying to figure out which style I like to do best and how I can develop some designs of my own. This one was a test to see if I could do a character, but the hand holding the mirror still bugs me.
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Wow, you're reeeeeeeally good at these! Are these simply for decoration, or is there more to them? I love it, great piece!
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they are right now set in pretty frames, and for sale.
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This is like the one from the Book of Kells, right? As in, materials... 
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ha, yes... have I forgotten to write in the materials ???
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Ah! Que je l'aime celle-ci!! Trรจs jolie,encore plus en vrai!
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Hihi ! faudrait que tu me photographies ta deesse celte, il me semble que ca ferait un sujet interessant aussi !
Ourkaa a ete sage...
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Cool. This is an awesome piece, and love the rich colours.
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thank you ! I am not a big fan of lilac normally, but with brick red, I think it makes an unusual and interesting contrast.
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