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Published: 2009-01-04 18:29:42 +0000 UTC; Views: 4334; Favourites: 71; Downloads: 46
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Our final project in my Painting I class this past semester was to choose a painting done by a well known artist, and attempt to replicate it, so here is mine, done after "The Mermaid" by John William Waterhouse.Mine's face came out a bit different, but truth be told, I like it a bit better. the face in the original looked a bit young for the body, and I am also very pleased with the colour in mine's tail.
You might also like my other acrylic work:
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meh, all the credit goes to John William Waterhouse. It's just my interpretation of his painting, but thanks all the same 
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I think that is a really beautiful interpretation...a little bit ghotic...*Shejumpiherroomlikeacrazymonkey* now i will put in my favs aaaaall your works*_*
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WOW 0_0 Seriously thanks for the fave bomb.
Thanks even more for standing up against SOPA and PIPA
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Thank you
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Thanks. I had a lot of fun working on it
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Wonderful peice based on a work by my favourite artist, Waterhouse
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Waterhouse is such an idol of mine. I can't even fathom being able to paint in oil that well. Your attempt is really nice! I love the vibrant blues a well as the details.
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I do definitely love me some waterhouse. He was most certainly amazing. There's just such a luminous quality to his work, much of it looks like it could just jump straight off the canvas at you.
I'm glad you like it. The blues are a favorite part of the piece for me as well.
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You have a beautifully done interpertation of Waterhouse~ great work.
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I never noticed this in your gallery before. I love Waterhouse and you've done a really interesting relication.
Did you use oils or acrylics?
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acrylics. Waterhouse=dabomb
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Amazing with acrylics. I hate how quickly they dry. Makes it even more amazing
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Theres alot of new mediums that slow the dry process better now and help with the blending. I found Liquitex slow-dri blending gel med retardateur to work so amazing I doubt I will use oils much anylonger.
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Really? Wow! It must be good.
Nothing beats the smell of oil paints and linseed oil though. You feel like a real artist when you're in that vaporous haze!!
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well you still wont have that open time or the convience of freezing your pallet and comming back to it weeks later but... 
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thanks! Glad you like it!
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Wow, this is beautiful! I'm not good at all with acrylics or even oil on canvas. lol
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Thanks, it took a WHILE lol
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I was just about to comment how it reminded me of Waterhouse until I read the description
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lol, yeah, there's a reason for that
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you should so totally sell this a print like some of ur other ones.
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not really sure if I can... though I don't think there's a copyright... I'd like to make it a little different
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Cool!
It's just like the original, I like the face better too.
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i agree. your mermaid face fits better with body than john's does. i love the texture in your tail too. you did a really good job.
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ur very welcome, sir.
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waterhouse has always been at the top of my list
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Me too! thanks for the 
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hello
if you want not ask me to remove it
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Thanks. Have you compared it to the original yet?
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Whoa, you're an excellent painter
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I'd have to disagree with that final statement, but thank you all the same
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