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p-e-a-k — Detail of a Temple Gate
Published: 2005-05-16 08:24:56 +0000 UTC; Views: 1104; Favourites: 22; Downloads: 55
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As the title says, just a quick close-up look at a Balinese temple gate - the outer part, away from the opening.Went a bit bonkers with the washes after all these earth colours in the last painting.
Watercolour on Montval 300 g cold-pressed
37 x 50 cm
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Comments: 34
Wow this is very beautiful - the colours in this piece are tranquil and delicate. There is almost a sense of a holy light glowing onto the temple gate. I 
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What a charming comment - thanks so much!
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A charming comment for a beautiful painting
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wow....beautiful use of shadows and pure light. this is an awesome piece and i am loving it every inch. sadly i don't even know how to use watercolour
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Thank you so much for that nice comment as well as for the fav! Always nice to hear from people who like my "efforts"!
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well, glad to 
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The painting itself was pretty fast; I just poured colours over it and then lifted paint to bring out the details. That was the easy part, took half a day or so, including drying time. The hard part was the drawing.... because of the weird perspective I chose. I was sitting on the ground to the side of the gate, looking up. I don't think I'll try something like that again in a hurry!!
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umm...
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oh, sorry for the confusion - its just a technique you can use in watercolours: you put down one or more washes first - just dump the paint on, you know, and then you take a tissue and dab out some of the wet paint here and there. Or, once the paint has dried, you can use a damp brush and a tissue to lift out even more colour. Depending on the colours used you could work your way right down to the white of the paper. Can make for very nice effects.
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As others have said, the colrs are wonderful. I don't think you went too bonkers with the washes since you managed to keep the lovely luminousity you have.
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Wooow, pretty cool...How long do you need for such a nice picture
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Thank you!
This one took me about 2 days - 1 day for the drawing which was rather a pain in the neck, and 1 day for the washes and detail.
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