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Published: 2016-10-25 21:48:20 +0000 UTC; Views: 317; Favourites: 36; Downloads: 0
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This started out as something completely different, I quickly realised my canvas was too small for my other idea so went with plan B! A night sky aurora borealis attempt! In a bold and daring move
I decided to try adding some pastels to the paint to make the aurora more eye catching. Must admit I'm not sure about this work, my gut feeling I usually have when posting artwork has gone missing! any feedback would be helpful. 
Acrylics and pastels on canvas, oh and gesso too.
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Comments: 9
I think it was a good idea to add the pastels, since the end result looks really good!
But something about the aurora irks me... I think it sticks out a little too much compared to the night sky? I think it'd look better if the aurora kinda (not completely) blended in with the sky, so it has a sense of being "in-place." But if you were intending to have the aurora stand out, that's fine too!
Other than that, everything else was executed really well! Keep up the good work :'D
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Well firstly thank you for your input, yes I know what you mean I painted the aurora at first but it lacked impact, so gave it a bolder brighter look with pastel. I guess its a more stylised look now, but perhaps I was rather foolish to try painting an aurora in the first place.
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No probs! And I think it can still blend in with the environment with the pastel, but it wasn't foolish to attempt an aurora. It still looks like an aurora, that's one good thing :')
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Well isn't that a lovely twist of wind in the sky. Only on fictional mediums like painting can patterns like this can be put to life.
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Thank you kindly Boris.
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Pastels at the end were a good move. I really like the subtler flow of the dark sky behind the aurora too. Lovely piece.
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Ah thank you, I did like how it looked before the aurora, and its good to know you like my pastel addition.
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