Improvements... WIP: Impatiens and House Finches
... this is kinda for 
annieroo2, as I need a little feedback to see if this is the right direction for her commission for me.
Thought I'd put in all the beginning/intermediate steps, so folks can see how much I fail at the beginning of each of these. *laughs*
So...annieroo2 wanted impatiens and house finches, the little red and gray birds, on a plate. First the study of the leaves, the flowers, how they go together (or DON'T go together in these studies as I did them) and then an attempt at putting them together 'right'. *laughs*
First the studies.
By the last impatiens study, I think I was getting the hang of the five-petal structure with the two-lobe petals, the leaf placement was still a little iffy... as the baskets of them just seem to have the leaves sticking out everywhere... but they have to be connected. Then I did the birds, with one really, too detailed one, and lots of simpler ones, as if they were going to fit on a 9" plate, I should do it so they'll fit with the flowers.
And finally, when I got the bird in the upper right, I was like... oh, I like that... so... here's what I ended up with, the flowers and birds are still too far apart from each other, so I'd normally do another painting, but in this case, these are the models for the plate. Are they recognizable? *grins*
And I'm starting to work on mountains as well.
annieroo2, as I need a little feedback to see if this is the right direction for her commission for me. Thought I'd put in all the beginning/intermediate steps, so folks can see how much I fail at the beginning of each of these. *laughs*
So...
annieroo2 wanted impatiens and house finches, the little red and gray birds, on a plate. First the study of the leaves, the flowers, how they go together (or DON'T go together in these studies as I did them) and then an attempt at putting them together 'right'. *laughs*First the studies.
By the last impatiens study, I think I was getting the hang of the five-petal structure with the two-lobe petals, the leaf placement was still a little iffy... as the baskets of them just seem to have the leaves sticking out everywhere... but they have to be connected. Then I did the birds, with one really, too detailed one, and lots of simpler ones, as if they were going to fit on a 9" plate, I should do it so they'll fit with the flowers.
And finally, when I got the bird in the upper right, I was like... oh, I like that... so... here's what I ended up with, the flowers and birds are still too far apart from each other, so I'd normally do another painting, but in this case, these are the models for the plate. Are they recognizable? *grins*
And I'm starting to work on mountains as well.
Yay! Clover! Neat to know.
they're all very lovely.
It was fun to paint it. *grins*
thank you very much!
Though I guess the techniques are nearly the opposite, aren't they? As with these I just touch the brush to the paper and it takes and I can't go back. *laughs* No fixing things for me! just going ahead and doing the next one...
*thoughtfuls*
Besides, your stuff is sooooo~ pretty <3
You're like the kids with my recycle pile... They TOOK everything I was going to throw out. All the studies were going to go into the recycle. Do you want them?
having something fun/cool/little in the tube when it comes back would be neat, too. *laughs*
I'm glad you liked the steps, too, as folks kept saying it was impossible to get to the final thing, thought I'd show some steps. *laughs*
This is... my mom is going to be so touched. No matter what/how you end up getting them on a plate she is going to be so impressed.
I was nearly speechless when I first opened this post. I am so happy I thought to ask you if you were willing to do this commision. This is going to be the best birthday gift I've given my mom in ages.
When you decide on the final composition can I get the practice piece you base it off of too? It should fit in the same box as the plate right?
I think I'd like the back up potential of the final draft just in case my lovely children ever break the plate. Not likely but since the plate will be one of a kind, I'd feel better being able to replace it for her if I ever had to.
Again I can't thank you enough for all this work you're obviously doing. Just send me a paypal invoice at my regular email address and I'll be sure to pay it right away.
*hugs*
You are so wonderful! Thank you!!
Yay! Sure, you can have the practice piece that I show above? It'll fit in the same box, but it might get folded a little unless I stick it into a tube or something.
I'll invoice you for half, then? Half on okay of the concept and half +postage when you get the pieces. Makes sense?
*hugs happily back* This is a lot of fun!
Thanks!!!!
*running glomp*
That's very cool to know... *thoughtfuls*