Luminous Orchid

Posted Feb 22, 2016, 1:30:58 AM UTC

Oil pastel/marker mixed media, based on a photo of a flower from my sister's workplace - although the colors were brightened somewhat. The final effect seemed to me to almost be glowing, like something from the Night Forest in the book The Neverending Story...

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BogusRed
Feb 27, 2016, 8:15:18 PM UTC
This is really pretty. I like the mixing of blues and pinks.
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- Firiel
  Feb 27, 2016, 9:41:56 PM UTC
  Thank you. It was a lovely subject to try to draw.
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SailorSeiyaDigiJem
Feb 22, 2016, 11:51:25 PM UTC
Look lovely.
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- Firiel
  Feb 23, 2016, 10:01:27 PM UTC
  Thanks, Sailor.
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  SailorSeiyaDigiJem
  Feb 26, 2016, 3:22:45 PM UTC
  You're welcome.
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ArkillianDragon
Feb 22, 2016, 9:19:13 PM UTC
Beautiful colours I'm happy to see you working with a wide range of mediums Oil pastels are super cool. I'd love to try them out again some day when I have the time I like oil based mediums
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- Firiel
  Feb 23, 2016, 9:56:43 PM UTC
  Thank you!
  I'm more pens and markers than otherwise usually, but branching out is fun - just some mediums take more time and setup than others for me.
  "When I have the time" - magical future, that.
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  ArkillianDragon
  Feb 24, 2016, 2:28:49 AM UTC
  I know the feel- markers are super fast. I love the marker + coloured pencil combo for covering large surfaces then adding texture. Multimediaing it is totally fun though- I miss that with focusing on getting use to digital. Digital is still so sterile to work with :/
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  Firiel
  Feb 24, 2016, 2:52:57 AM UTC
  Yeah, digital seems a lot less tactile and personal. Mostly if I use it, other than the 3D experiments, it's as a challenge - I couldn't see myself making the shift longterm. But then my tablet doesn't function, and mouse-drawing gets old very fast, so that could be part of my aversion. :p
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  ArkillianDragon
  Feb 24, 2016, 9:53:59 AM UTC
  Yeah- I'm trying to get use to digital cause traditional art doesn't scan well for prints. If I can make my prints digital in the first place, there would be way less colour loss due to the scanning process. losing my super brights always upsets me. There's enough to go wrong in the printing process without handicapping the colour range with a light bulb and sensor measuring bounce light and turning the readings into code. It's hard enough finding a printer with a well calibrated printer TBH
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  Firiel
  Feb 24, 2016, 1:54:41 PM UTC
  I try to compensate a little bit with color-adjusting on Paint Shop Pro if my colors aren't looking right, or sometimes with the larger pics get a digital photo in as much natural ambient light as possible. Doesn't always work out, but it's better than relying on the scanner to get it right.
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  ArkillianDragon
  Feb 24, 2016, 7:59:27 PM UTC
  That's what I'm saying- you cut that all out if you go straight to digital CMYK. I don't mind so much if I wanted it to be a pencil pic and scanned it in hindsight, but 100% for a poster? I trust black and white- not colour. Not unless I specifically want a traditional coloured pic.
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blackwingedangel
Feb 22, 2016, 8:55:18 AM UTC
Very beautiful. I love the bright colors.
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- Firiel
  Feb 22, 2016, 1:50:31 PM UTC
  Thanks. It was a lot of fun - I should experiment with pastels more often.
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