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Published: 2012-05-20 16:13:39 +0000 UTC; Views: 881; Favourites: 22; Downloads: 65
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it's a sketch to an idea that came to my mind long ago. I want to paint some of my favourite singers in limited colour palette, choosing for each of them a colour which suits their music best. I'm not sure about my choices though. there are many colours that would work for them. the one most to the right was the hardest
there are signs of my earlier tries on her visible. I used only paints so no cheating like erasing. :<anyway, tell me if you recognise the artists above because I want to know if I caught their features
watercolour, ~20x15 cm, 1,5 of an hour.
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Comments: 41
This is beautiful. Even with limited colors and broad strokes, you captured the detail quite nicely, and still managed to do some nice soft shading. The one on the upper left corner is definitely my favorite.
The red one toward the upper middle seems a bit harsh with her features, especially compared to the others, but overall, this is beautiful work, and a great piece.
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thanks a lot, glad you like it
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This is a lovely idea, and you've pulled it off really nicely. I think the limited colour palette used for each one gives them a nice soft tone, something that is emphasised by the use of watercolours.
I'm afraid I don't recognise any of them (but that's more down to me than you, I suspect!), but I particularly like the way you've used the white of the page in the purple girl to show the shape of her hands. I definitely agree with ~HuntingForHappiness - you capture their expressions to well with so few strokes.
One point for improvement is the orange/red singer's eyes, as they seem a little lifeless to me, something that is done so nicely in the other portraits. However, the one on the right is probably my least favourite. I think it shows that you found her the hardest as the line of her jaw seems a little too bold, and I'm not sure I like the blue eyebrow.
I really do like these though and I'd love to see one or more of these as a full size portrait!
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thanks for a long comment, I didn't expect that anyone can write that much about simple sketches. 
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My pleasure. I'm glad I could help. (:
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love the way you used the different colours to make it interesting
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such beautiful colours & looks realistic... i love the idea of choosing which colour to suit the singer!
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thank you! glad you like it
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I really like how you captured so much personality in the faces even though you used relatively few lines/strokes. I especially like the two top ones and the far-right one. Nice work!
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Just goes to show you can do so much with a paintbrush. These are great X3
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Definitely. I think painting is probably the best form of visual art; there's just so much you can do, with such amazing results.
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Awwwwww, that's soooooo sooo awesome! love the idea and the final effect!
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thank you so much! well the final effects are still to come
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Aaaaa, a ja tu sie produkuje po Ingliszu
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właśnie zauważyłam podglądając profil 
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Hm. Czy jedna z nich to Kate Bush?
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Aww, to nie wiem. Najpierw wahałem się między różową a czerwoną. Potem jednak stwierdziłem, że to ta zielona. Obecnie waham się między czerwoną i zieloną, ale bardziej chyba mi zielona pasuje.
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no to trafiłeś, wygrywasz cheerleaderkę *\o/*
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Łii.
No, ale teraz jestem ciekaw, kim jest różowa i czerwona pani. ^^
Czerwona mi w sumie przypomina młodą Tori, ale pewnie jej nie powtórzyłaś, także nie wiem.
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Shirley Manson i PJ Harvey. :> hehe, w rzeczywistości PJ i Tori kompletnie inaczej wyglądają
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Thanks for the comment you sent, B. Polly seems to have a lot of fans in Poland.
I'm guessing that is Tori Amos in the bottom, left hand corner.
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yeah, I'm her big fan
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The top, middle one I can't guess, though!
I just sent you a note.
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Ah, Shirley Manson! I just worked that one out. I didn't get any help...honest. [wink] x
Here's that clip of Shirley on Polly:
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