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Comment: Hobbit hole ...
By: Nukapai
Checked out at: March 23, 2004
Checked in at: March 23, 2004
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Flowers
The flowers don't look very interesting. :/
Re: Flowers
I agree. Try spending a little more time on your tile, and define the objects a little better by using smallet brushes to give them sharper edges. ;^)
Flowers are sexy.
Janis; what one person finds interesting, another may not. every tile won't grab your attention, but having some transitional tiles in a quilt is a good thing. i don't know Pia's background all that well, so i'm not speaking for her. but everyone doesn't come to tiling with the same grasp of the tools or of tiling. hence the newbie and mainquilts... and it's ok for everyone to experiment and learn, and make mistakes on them. maybe it would be more helpful to offer eachother suggestions on how specifically to improve.
I miss the Shire :)
The wood pattern and color in the door is good and shows some careful work; I always have trouble getting wood to look right when I paint. I think that it contains just the right amount of detail because it is fairly far away and hobbit holes are supposed to have a soft and comfy air about them. The misty look in the background hills is also appropriate and adds depth. Overall, I think that this soft blended style is a legitimate approach that creates an enjoyable painting.
Re: I miss the Shire :)
I think you know Hobbit Holes ;)
Yes, that is what I was going for... also having figured out that the tile was probably going to be somewhere with a continuous green theme and a skyline, I wanted to make little trip to the Shire as a surprise in blending the surrounding tiles together.
It *could be* a bit sharper and more detailed at the foreground, but the hobbit hole and the misty hills are soft on purpose.
I don't know how much time newbie tilers generally spend on a tile, but if there is a set time that people are supposed to follow, then I would like to know. This took me about an hour. I wanted to join in, even though I was tired after work. I can see that I have a lot of learning to do :)
Yes, that is what I was going for... also having figured out that the tile was probably going to be somewhere with a continuous green theme and a skyline, I wanted to make little trip to the Shire as a surprise in blending the surrounding tiles together.
It *could be* a bit sharper and more detailed at the foreground, but the hobbit hole and the misty hills are soft on purpose.
I don't know how much time newbie tilers generally spend on a tile, but if there is a set time that people are supposed to follow, then I would like to know. This took me about an hour. I wanted to join in, even though I was tired after work. I can see that I have a lot of learning to do :)
Re: Re: I miss the Shire :)
I usually spend several hours on a tile; although not necessarily continuous. On the other hand, I'm pretty slow and quite a perfectionist. I don't think that an hour is an unreasonably short amount of time to get a good image on a tile if the blends are not too complicated, but I'd suggest that more time would be better for developing skills and polishing it up; I strive for quality over quantity. I also find it helpful to work in spurts; putting it away for a little bit and then coming back to it often helps me to see what can be improved.