Inna. watercolor on moleskine sketch
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2009Mar 3
tags: waterbrush | watercolor
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ksklein 5:54 am on March 3, 2009 | #
the eyes are fantastic!
Mhuire 6:13 am on March 3, 2009 | #
What a beautiful eyes!!!
Nikira 6:54 am on March 3, 2009 | #
Thank you.
Lydia 7:22 am on March 3, 2009 | #
this is awesome!
dirtyscribbler 7:55 am on March 3, 2009 | #
I agree these eyes are beautiful and full of expression.
Kristin 9:22 am on March 3, 2009 | #
Absolutely gorgeous.. I love the shine on the lips and the slight definition of the cheekbones. I wish I were good at watercolors!
roseindigo 11:29 am on March 3, 2009 | #
Fantastic portrait of a lovely young lady.
crosshatchling 11:35 am on March 3, 2009 | #
she’s so beautiful; i love the wispiness of her hair.
Sophie Brown 11:40 am on March 3, 2009 | #
Bravisimo! Bravisimo!
Linda Bachrach 12:46 pm on March 3, 2009 | #
Amazingly beautiful! Congratulations!
renefijten 1:45 pm on March 3, 2009 | #
I can only repeat what is said above!
Leo 1:53 pm on March 3, 2009 | #
Can I have Inna’s phone number? Please?
Matt L 2:28 pm on March 3, 2009 | #
Thats so amazing,
Merrisusa 3:32 pm on March 3, 2009 | #
This is so beautiful and full of life. Amazing work.
Margie 4:53 pm on March 3, 2009 | #
great job! I love the expression – it makes the viewer stare at her! Congrats!
Nikira 7:12 am on March 4, 2009 | #
Thank you all so much. I am overwhelmed.Leo, absolutely.
Rudat 9:56 am on March 4, 2009 | #
This is lovely! Looking back at your past postings, you have another painting of this lady. She should be honored!
Nikira 8:54 pm on March 4, 2009 | #
Thank you,Susan. I been drawing her since the day she was born.
Victoria 10:43 am on March 5, 2009 | #
This is beautiful.
Noomi 10:22 pm on March 5, 2009 | #
What a pleasure to look at.
Nikira 5:21 am on March 6, 2009 | #
Thank you very much for warm words.
Ed Buziak 1:49 am on March 17, 2009 | #
I love it… the pose, colours and tints in this beautifully expressive portrait remind me of how my English grandmother used to paint in the late 1880s. However, your image has more life, with emotion showing through, and tiny strands of hair flowing loose across her face… neither would have been allowed in Victorian times!
Nikira 5:01 am on March 17, 2009 | #
Thank you for your comment, Ed. Beauty have no time frames. I was trying to be as honest and closest to nature as possible. And moleskine sketch does not take watercolor easily. To achieve this yellowish background we use to tint paper with tea at school.
Nuria 1:54 pm on October 27, 2009 | #
(Esp):
¡Este retrato es maravilloso!. A mí, personalmente, me hace soñar y me recuerda al personaje de Nadia de la novela “Miguel Strogoff” de Julio Verne.
Nuria
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(Eng):
This portrait is wonderful¡. I, personally, makes me dream and reminds me of Nadia’s character in the novel “Michael Strogoff” by Jules Verne.
Nuria
Nikira 7:41 pm on October 27, 2009 | #
Thank you, Nuria, I am honored.
Sasha 11:06 pm on February 25, 2010 | #
WOW! This is probably the best watercolor portrait i’ve seen! I love how it looks so timeless, and the fact that it’s loose and detailed at the same time just gives it this amazing effect. How did you do the details like that, what steps did you take to get it that way?
nikira 11:57 pm on February 25, 2010 | #
Thank you, Sasha. I just tried to show the inner world trough eyes expression, tried to be as close to reality as possible. I am used to big brushes, this why it is loose. It is really hard to draw her, because she is different every minute.
Sasha 1:35 am on February 26, 2010 | #
Great! So how is watercolor on moleskine? Does the paper start to break down or curl or get all wavy?
Brandon 12:50 am on February 27, 2010 | #
Very beautiful. I Too was wondering how you managed to use watercolor/gauche on the moleskine sketchbook paper. Whenever I try to use watercolor, it tends to bead and sink through to the next page. I’ve had a bit more success with using guache (when very little water is added) and acrylic (also with very little water).