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Published: 2018-01-25 13:31:29 +0000 UTC; Views: 2878; Favourites: 226; Downloads: 14
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Rouen Cathedral for the AquaChallenge at the watercolorists group.The topic is 'White perfection', so you might wonder why am I painting a stained glass window for a white-themed contest? I spent last two years painting snow and wanted to try something new. Some windows in the Rouen cathedral are opaque white: the original stained glass windows were destroyed and they were replaced with white ones. One might think that these windows remind us of blanks left by the wars and destruction, but I just like the idea of taking color out of the equation.
Cathedrals often remind me of train stations: they both have long halls and both designate a journey. The white windows here as well as the clock on the organ made the resemblance even more striking.
Watercolor, around 24x16 cm.
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Wonderful piece, I especially love the colours you chose
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So beautiful, yet kinda eerie too...
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I can't decribe how cool you made this painting look. I don't have any experience painting with watercolours but I don't think I could possibly create something like this 
Something is disturbing because on the one side the cathedral looks quite symmetrical but when looking at the organ it the perspective seems to be a bit bend to the side. I'm not sure if the perspective is slightly from the side or the horizontal lines were actually intended to be really horizontal. Then I would have maybe chosen a wider format. It also seems to be narrower than A4? Choosing to leave more space on the sides or just choosing a bit more zoomed out view of the cathedral would help to transfer the feeling when actually standing in a cathedral. The perspective is well chosen, because it is as if looking slighley upwards from below but because of the narrow section it feels a bit compendious. Lastly I like the Idea of incorporating dark spots as a contrast to the brightl and enlightened spots above. But the angel seems a bit too dark and a bit disturbing. Its ok the statue has less details because the focus of the camera (?) is on the window. But I just think it should have more colour instead of just making it so dark. At least a few spots should be lighter.
But all in all a very succesful masterpiece. I hope I could help you a bit although not haveing so much experienceΒ
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Thank you for commenting!
The narrower format was meant to focus on the vertical direction. And yes, I messed up the horizontal lines. It was ok on the sketch, but I was not careful enough while coloring
I wanted to keep the angel as simple as possible, maybe I actually made it too detailed O_O
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Ah I see well I don't know a lot about composition but that were just my thoughts. But if you're goal was to focus on the vertical dircetion it was probably perfectly right what you did.
I want to say once more that the painting is so amazing. I could not achieve that by just using watercolours.Β Β
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Hey! I'm here from ProjectComment ! :3
First off, I really like the feel of this image. Even though I do have some problems with it, it really is a striking, beautiful piece. I especially love the roof and the stained-glass window in the background.
But I do have a couple of issues that I can find with it. First, the gargoyle, or whatever the statue in the front is. It is supposed to be closer to the viewer, and yet it retains the same level of detail that the rest of the background does. If something is closer to the viewer, the more detail the viewer should be able to see. I honestly cannot tell what exactly this is supposed to be a statue of. Is it an angel or a gargoyle? I'm slightly confused.
The background kind of throws me off a little bit as well. I honestly did not realize that it was an organ in the back instead of more oddly placed pillars until I read the description. Even still as I look at it, I'm questioning, for one thing, how a person would get to the organ, since it seems to be way in the back, on top of a large rock base that looks like it would be impossible to climb. Maybe I'm just not seeing this correctly, but it seems to be placed oddly for an organ.
All in all, I still really love the feel of this people. It has a very peaceful atmosphere to it, and the cathedral does look like a cathedral. I do think that you need to practice adding more details to things, or to practice better defining objects from both close up and from a distance. Other than that, this piece has great potential, and I think with some practice you'll be making amazing pieces of art, if you aren't already! I really hope this was helpful and didn't come off as too harsh, as I do genuinely love the piece, even with its flaws.
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Thanks a lot for commenting!
I was trying to bring the background into focus (with the window and all) while rendering the angel on the foreground as a simple silhouette. It is somewhat like seeing your nose blurry when you look at things in front of you
Often with the larger organs the organist does not have to get to the organ, but to the 'controls' that are either behind or below the main pipes. Have you ever been to a large cathedral?
And gosh, you've made my day calling my angel a gargoyle. I love those 'creatures' and it makes me feel good that even my angels feel like gargoyles to people XD
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Ohh, that makes more sense! And with that idea in mind, the picture actually does make a lot more sense visually to me. :3
Ah, no I haven't, and that makes sense. I felt that I had to be missing something there.
xD Well, I feel like I accidentally insulted the angel, but I'm glad that you are okay with it.
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Oh my word, what a beautiful piece...the detail and depth perception of the cathedral is beyond amazing...I had a fleeting moment of felling like I was there...
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Thank you! I am glad you like it
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I wanna post a song about angels but the only ones that come to mind are romance
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XD Mind that angels are literally messengers
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and warriors
www.youtube.com/watch?v=DOL92Nβ¦
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I just gave it a listen, nice music
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yea, Imagine Dragons has some pretty good stuff under their belt
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Oh wow this is absolutely stunning! How you've managed to capture the sense of scale in this is beyond me, and the lighting and atmosphere is brilliant! Very detailed too, brilliant work!
Screw it I've seen your work surprise me so much, it's about time I watched you.Β
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Thank you <3
I tweaked with the scale a bit, I confess
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You're most welcome!
Still looks phenomenal ;D
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So nice to find someone who knows his art history. I applaud you my dude. Very well doneΒ
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Thank you! Art history?)
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Wow. This is unbelievably well done. I love this so much!
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Great stuff! Never forget to believe in yourself!
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