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Benderella3 t1_iyasi6a wrote

I'm obsessed with how bright the bright is. šŸ¤©šŸ¤© My eye is like a moth to it.

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retro-galaxy OP t1_iyasqp3 wrote

Ooooh thank you so much! That delights me to hear! :) The trick is in fact to trick the eye - when you put your brightest bright next to your darkest dark in the whole art piece, itā€™ll give that effect. Unsolicited art advice lol. Cheers!!

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Tezziii t1_iyb0qoa wrote

It gives me that cold but warm feeling, just the tip of your nose is chillā€¦. Love this! Thanks for posting! šŸ¤

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retro-galaxy OP t1_iyb2stz wrote

Wow! What kind words to read <3 thank you so much and so happy you got some joy from it (and a chilly nose!) :)

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Pharah_Matsuda t1_iybd7t0 wrote

I don't know why but I see a lot of penguins walking in one way, this piece is so adorable <3 I can see the christmas and the happiness in there, lovely!

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retro-galaxy OP t1_iybefjc wrote

Oh I love this! Thatā€™s such an adorable vision <3 great imagery! Thank you so much :)

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SquareAttempt t1_iybahic wrote

I definitely did a 2nd take after I scrolled past this. Well done! I love it. My first reaction was thinking it was a photo shoot, but my brain was like ā€œthatā€™s a paintingā€ I scrolled right back up to confirm.

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retro-galaxy OP t1_iybc2si wrote

What an awesome compliment! Thank you so much for sharing your kind words. Thatā€™s so cool you thought this was a photo shoot at first šŸ˜… sometimes when I stare at my painting for so long I canā€™t even tell if itā€™s good or not lol. Thank you again!!

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Nelsee t1_iybizp4 wrote

Fucking fantastic painting. Honestly, lots of garbage on this sub. This is probs one of my favorite original paintings I've ever seen on Reddit. How big is This? Do you have more?

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retro-galaxy OP t1_iybmk4x wrote

Hi! Reddit just deleted my reply to your lovely note, I think because I posted a link. Thank you SO much for the kind words. Means more than you know. This painting is 4x6ā€ - I do have more work but canā€™t post any links here I learned. Feel free to DM :) Thanks again!!

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MiCabee t1_iybkxt9 wrote

That would make a beautiful Christmas card!

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retro-galaxy OP t1_iybm54d wrote

YES! What a lovely idea! I might do just that this week. Thank you!! :)

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Werp_da_derp t1_iybj5pi wrote

I'm sorry this is so gorgeous???? How did you get a good photo of this without a 'paint shine'

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sanguineseraph t1_iybp0r4 wrote

I very rarely comment on artwork. This made me do a triple take. It makes me feel cold warm fuzzies. You really know how to work with color. Thank you so much for sharing.

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ProgrammedStupidity t1_iybppz8 wrote

This reminds me of the Christmas tree in Sword art online :) very pretty.

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merryberries t1_iybpz2k wrote

Love, love, love this! Great color choices. Very cozy.

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lovemeowxo t1_iybtn93 wrote

I love the look of this on the material. Love the colour scheme too

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xxToXXiCxx t1_iybvwb8 wrote

Amazing!! This makes me feel all warm and cozy, like I'm sitting down in the livingroom with my family during the holiday, watching some old Frank and Bass Christmas movies while sipping a cup of hot cocoa. Thank you for sharing!

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skexzies t1_iybwvf7 wrote

Hahaha. When I first scrolled into this, I thought to myself, who painted a pile of dead bald eagles??? Love the glow. It has a soothing effect now that I know what it isn't.

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LilVigilante t1_iyc3xqx wrote

This gives me such a warm feeling

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Mythrandir01 t1_iyc9fxg wrote

Phenomenal use of colour, like it's lit from the inside. Just gorgeous.

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michaelswallace t1_iychkia wrote

Great work! Reminds me of the album art for Trans Siberian Orchestra's "Christmas Eve" album: image

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SisterDot1180 t1_iyczrf7 wrote

I just keep going back to this post, it's mesmerizing. It reminds me of a children's book my mother used to read to me. Gives me a solemn and cozy feeling. Great work!

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yellowsubmarine202 t1_iyds2nq wrote

I love everything about this. It makes me feel cozy and happy :) great work!

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Robber_Tell t1_iydx5go wrote

This tree looks like a bunch of cydaquil pokemon all stacked up for some reason

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jorgicalcus t1_iyejdi1 wrote

I feel like I've dreamed about this sometime....

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Plurts t1_iyb2xou wrote

Is this using glow in the dark paint? That looks so good!!

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retro-galaxy OP t1_iyb388p wrote

Thank you so much!!! <3 Nope, no glow in the dark paint (although that sounds awesome). I used Liquitex heavy body paints ). The trick is to put the darkest dark next to the brightest bright, and it gives it that "glowy" look. Also another trick is just basically layering - my first paint layer was a super dark tree, then a dark layer of snow, then a soft glow of light, then some more lighter snow, etc. and just build it up. Art lesson of the day lol!

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Plurts t1_iyb3iet wrote

Iā€™m not much of a painter but thanks for the tips, it really does look like itā€™s glowing.

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