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maina β€” She Sings to Frogs

Published: 2009-05-13 19:00:43 +0000 UTC; Views: 6710; Favourites: 273; Downloads: 0
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Description Here is a redo of an older, much smaller painting I did for a friend. I've decided to push myself a little further with style and rendering of the watercolour.

It's not quite where I'd like it to go, but it's close and I'm very happy of the end result for a first try!

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12 inches in diameter watercolour and acrylics on hot pressed watercolour paper.
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Comments: 77

Nastyfoxy [2014-05-14 19:19:00 +0000 UTC]

Ha ha! Perfectly.

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mariyaolshevska [2011-05-15 15:04:18 +0000 UTC]

This is just wonderful!

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SpinkellaSapphire [2011-05-15 13:10:52 +0000 UTC]

What a cute character! I might consider drawing her sometime. ^^

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snakecat [2009-11-03 16:29:53 +0000 UTC]

It's AMAZING! Perfect and... It's really first time ? It's hard to belive it, it's increadible

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Soji-chan [2009-09-06 05:05:22 +0000 UTC]

J'adore trop son expression , à ta sirène. On le voit que chanter, elle aime ca

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maina In reply to Soji-chan [2009-09-07 11:54:51 +0000 UTC]

Merci Josi!!

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boum [2009-06-15 18:23:26 +0000 UTC]

C'est vraiment très beau! J'adore ses petites mains délicates.

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ilfie [2009-06-11 16:55:59 +0000 UTC]

I like how you did her hair and scales!

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faerywitch [2009-05-30 02:23:55 +0000 UTC]

Super cute! I love how much she seems to be enjoying her song to the frogs.

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Wofuru [2009-05-19 15:59:01 +0000 UTC]

Le resultat est vraiment plus beau en reel , pour l'avoir vu, je trouve que c'est une piece bien belle.

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maina In reply to Wofuru [2009-05-21 11:33:05 +0000 UTC]

Merci beaucoup!

J'ai tendence a perdre un peu de profondeur quand je scanne mes trucs. C'est pas volontaire, je pense que l'aquarelle va toujours me donner de la misère au scan malheureusement. C'est dommage un peu.

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Wofuru In reply to maina [2009-06-02 15:11:04 +0000 UTC]

Ouin, bin je crois que c'est malheureusement un peu normal. Un scanneur ne pourra jamais donner un aussi beau resultat que l'original. C'est domage en effet, mais tes imprimer sortent bien en general a ce que j'ai pu voir ce qui est super! Hormis un dessin a l'ordinateur directement, rien ne peut aussi bien sortir sur ecran ...

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Hyruliansage [2009-05-19 03:20:38 +0000 UTC]

Aww this is beautiful and adorable!! I love the expressions on the frogs faces

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maina In reply to Hyruliansage [2009-05-21 11:33:16 +0000 UTC]

Thank you so much!

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Coral90 [2009-05-16 18:11:09 +0000 UTC]

cuuuute

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maina In reply to Coral90 [2009-05-21 11:33:33 +0000 UTC]

Thank you!

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sweetviolet [2009-05-16 09:25:50 +0000 UTC]

Oh, it is lovely! The frogs are so adorable and I love the texture of her hair and the shape of her tail.

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maina In reply to sweetviolet [2009-05-21 11:33:50 +0000 UTC]

Thank you very much!

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NicoleCadet [2009-05-16 08:11:27 +0000 UTC]

This is great Annie! Your pieces have such a narrative feel ... you can just about hear them burst into song

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maina In reply to NicoleCadet [2009-05-21 11:35:04 +0000 UTC]

Oh my! Thank you so much Nicole! I tried so much to put narrative elements in this piece in particular, tried to give each character a different expression or pose and also put lots of time into the composition. I'm glad to hear that it shows a little!

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NicoleCadet In reply to maina [2009-05-22 08:42:09 +0000 UTC]

you just see little stories for each character in their expressions

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kejeki [2009-05-15 17:01:44 +0000 UTC]

The frog on the far left looks like he's in love! Very cute portrayal of emotion and very nice coloring!

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maina In reply to kejeki [2009-05-21 11:36:33 +0000 UTC]

thank you so much!

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Seiteki9 [2009-05-14 16:29:02 +0000 UTC]

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maina In reply to Seiteki9 [2009-05-21 11:36:45 +0000 UTC]

Mici!

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thrivis [2009-05-14 16:08:45 +0000 UTC]

Awww that's awesome. XD I love the expressions each frog has. XD

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maina In reply to thrivis [2009-05-21 11:36:59 +0000 UTC]

Thank you so much!

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lennan [2009-05-14 15:29:59 +0000 UTC]

The frogs certainly look enraptured. I really like what you did with the watercolours here. Pushing yourself was very successful.

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maina In reply to lennan [2009-05-21 11:37:50 +0000 UTC]

Thank you so much for your feedback! I'm glad it shows a little. Like I said, it's not exactly what I wanted, but I think it's on the right direction! We'll have to see if I can do better with the next one! heheh

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lennan In reply to maina [2009-05-21 17:37:16 +0000 UTC]

You're welcome.

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Atomic-Tanuki [2009-05-14 14:38:55 +0000 UTC]

Vraiment tres drole!!! J aime la colo et les grenouilles...

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maina In reply to Atomic-Tanuki [2009-05-21 11:37:58 +0000 UTC]

Merci beaucoup!

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Atomic-Tanuki In reply to maina [2009-05-22 14:26:01 +0000 UTC]

de rien.. =3

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nofit9876a [2009-05-14 07:51:37 +0000 UTC]

Beautiful, i love how you colored the water & hair

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maina In reply to nofit9876a [2009-05-14 11:14:49 +0000 UTC]

Thank you very much!

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avi-of-scott [2009-05-14 04:08:28 +0000 UTC]

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maina In reply to avi-of-scott [2009-05-14 11:14:57 +0000 UTC]

Thank you

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ElvenstarArt [2009-05-14 02:45:03 +0000 UTC]

Very beautiful! I really love the background! Great work!

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maina In reply to ElvenstarArt [2009-05-14 11:14:30 +0000 UTC]

Thank you so much! I'm really glad to hear people like the background that much. It took so much time to paint!

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Pixie-Wildflower [2009-05-14 02:02:07 +0000 UTC]

Just darling!

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maina In reply to Pixie-Wildflower [2009-05-14 11:14:03 +0000 UTC]

Thank you!

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fira-flame [2009-05-14 01:53:03 +0000 UTC]

While the Mermaid's fin looks rather thin, I love the details in the water and the smooth texture the whole thing has.

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maina In reply to fira-flame [2009-05-14 11:13:55 +0000 UTC]

Thank you very much

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magpiesmiscellany [2009-05-14 01:00:28 +0000 UTC]

Sweet picture, cute name, and the faces on those frogs are wonderful. You get so much emotion out of what looks so simple.

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maina In reply to magpiesmiscellany [2009-05-14 11:13:40 +0000 UTC]

Thank you so much! I love playing with expressions on characters like that! I think it's the best way to make an illustration live. (don't know if that makes sense much)

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magpiesmiscellany In reply to maina [2009-05-15 00:13:35 +0000 UTC]

It totally makes sense. But then, I don't a lot of times, so I'm probably not the best judge

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Wusntme [2009-05-13 23:18:09 +0000 UTC]

I like this! I love the stormy skies, quite differrent, and how its a circle

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maina In reply to Wusntme [2009-05-14 11:11:54 +0000 UTC]

Thank you very much! I really enjoy doing a circled composition once in a while! It feels like we are looking into a round window! heheh

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nightsneverland [2009-05-13 22:42:33 +0000 UTC]



She is so beautiful and I love the looks of adoration of the froggalies!

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maina In reply to nightsneverland [2009-05-14 11:11:16 +0000 UTC]

Awww thank you so much Mande!! Somehow I could have guessed that you would like the froggies!

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