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Published: 2015-05-04 15:35:38 +0000 UTC; Views: 2666; Favourites: 170; Downloads: 9
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This watercolour is loosely based on (my old sketches of) the interior of St. Stephen's Cathedral in Vienna.watercolour, 18x24 cm.
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Heya, I'm from and since you got some great comments and many issues are addressed already, I'd like to show you a quick paint-over I did to improve the piece especially when it comes to contrast and depth.
What I did was increasing the darkness of the foreground and make the background more lighter. By doing so i wanted to bring more depth to the scene. I've de-saturated the background(stained glass etc) and added red hues to the foreground to separate foreground and background. I also added more warm highlights where necessary. All these are done to demonstrate that you can definitely push the values harder to extremes to achieve a great contrast and depth in the scene 
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Thanks a lot for your input! Your edit is quite far from my view of this piece, but it is definitely nice and insightful. Maybe Iβll use your idea for a future church scene!
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You are most welcome friend
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This is very detailed and relaxing. It reminds me of the illustrations in a book called Castles by Alan Lee. The window and pillars are very gorgeous and done beautifully. What I particularly like about the window is how you have the frames drawn in and then the panes are just etched in with watercolor with a little bit of darker colors to suggest the frames. I also love how the lines in the hallway get softer and less detailed the further in the background Β it goes.Β
I think that the flames on the candles could have actual highlights to make it more convincing. The chain on the candleabra also looks like it's starting to swing but not quite. I would have made it more straight and get it more detailed.Β
The ceiling framing (I'm not sure of the exact terminology, I want to say flying buttresses but I know that's not right and also I just like to say "flying buttresses) looks crooked in the foreground. Around the stained glass window it looks good and goes down like it should, but in the foreground it looks like it was starting to go down like the others, but then the bottom frame got a little bent. Getting curved lines to look smooth and consistent is really hard.Β
I also think that with the part of the picture where it stops being detailed and bleeds off into the white space either could have been cropped or there should have been a border of bleeding off all around the picture. Right now it just looks like it was supposed to be cropped because the right half looks very finished, as well as the top and bottom except for some little spots of white. The other pictures of yours I see in the description keep that unfinished aspect in a more aesthetically pleasing way.Β
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Thank you for commenting and mentioning these issues. Back then I did not stretch paper nor use blocks, so straight lines on a not so flat surface were a problem indeed))
The βframingβ here is something I dislike too, it is nice to know that I am not the only one.
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Hi 
I may first start off with your work is simply stunning, I peaked at your other pieces and beyond blow away.
In this water color piece here, your keen eye for detail here is impeccable. I especially admire the glass pane with the gentle taps of color. It really draws in the attention to the piece. Almost as a natural powerful presence in the cathedral. The dark lines around the entrance way is pro move, reason being is the more I stare I feel it is drawing me into the light, as if I need to be pulled into the room. The small specks of red go beyond proving my point with detail really feels like I am entering here. The chandelier is quite well placed for the light to hit it and cast the shadows you made. Some criticism on the piece, I feel you could have tightened up that first glass pane in the ceiling, I feel as if the piece is a little shifted in that area and things felt pushed over to the right side. The yellow lighting on the left could have been all the way shaded on the side to give the feeling of open light by the candles. Another point would be the colorful pane in the back would have been nice to add a bit of light as if sunshine being cased through. One more small detail is the left sides of the bottom of the piece.. I feel the colors are beyond appropriate in the piece but when painting with water colors you may want to let it dry a little bit so it doesn't look smudged or creates a color you did not intend on making, I felt in this area it looked a bit hazy. But all that being said I am happy to have commented on your piece, thank you for sharing and allowing comments to be given! Have a wonderful day!
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Thank you for commenting! More candlelight seems like a great idea, but maybe it this case I should have downplayed the sunshine (which is pretty dim now). I should have experimentedmore woth lighting on the sketches before coloring, but I was too lazy.
The water on the bottom left was intentional indeed, however it is a metter of taste
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Ahh I see now, well you are welcome and thankees for sharing
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Hello!!! Iβm from project comment. I donβt want to nor you going on and on, so Iβm going to sum this up in two word. Totally. Awesome.
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Greetings from
I've commented on your work at least a few times already I think. Last week I did on your horse and fire?Β
I LOVE the colours in this. The combination is beautiful. In general, I think you have a really good sense of colour. Great job on details as well.Β
I think your main concern is the contrast and composition. The composition should move your eye around and entertain you throughout your piece. Contrast should make your work pop. Since you do landscapes, it may be worth reading up about composition on landscape photography. There are some basic rules about how to compose a piece like a rule of 1/3. As for contrast, try looking at your piece with your eyes half closed, so it's really blurry. Does it still look good or does it get washed out into a blur? You could also try taking a black and white photo of it to see how good your contrast is.Β
I hope this helps. Obviously, I enjoy your pieces because it always catches my eyes among the list of art that I receive for review. Keep up your great work
Cheerios
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Thanks a lot for commenting! I enjoy your thoughtful critique very much.
At the time I was painting this, I was too afraid to define the planes and everything collapsed into a flat surface) thank you for mentioning that))
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Anytime. I love your art. It's so different from my style it's refreshing
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Hello! I'm from ProjectComment and I'm here to give you a comment on this piece ^-^ I was stunned when I first saw it, the detail is absolutely amazing! There's a real three dimensional effect to the structure, especially the line-like areas on the windows. The way that the light is cast on the far left is gorgeous too! I feel like you have a great understanding of the way that light from fire works. And to get such precision in a watercolour piece is mind blowing. Nothing seems out of place in this picture! I do find that the window areas seem almost a little too opaque for windows, considering the prevalence of a light source near them too, but even that allows for the colours to come through better in those areas. It could have helped too if some of the light from the candles was hitting the windows a little, to bring a bit of unity with the orange light. You did a great job on the texture for this piece, it really seems like the more solid pieces are actually solid and the flames are real too! Having the white area by the light source also really helps bring out the focal point of the building. You did a wonderful job on this piece, all things considered, and it was incredibly hard to find the things that i felt could be improved since this is so good. Keep up the great work!
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Thank you for commenting!
I was actually trying to make that lamp almost a focal light source that does not reach the deeper niche with the window, but you brought up the question of unity here, and I think you have a point here. I will definitely keep that in mind in future.
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I honestly am at a loss of words, this piece is so well done. I like how it is water color yet so detailed. The light is quite nice with the candles glowing with a warm yellow. Only thing I can suggest is to continue to add the detail below the light(looks like water drops, or the color was moved by the water) and to add more to the border where the lamp is located. (I like how it is white near the edges, so it is up to you if you want to change 
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Thanks a lot for commenting!
I was trying to work more loosely on the left not to overload everything.
Thank you, but I'd prefer to stick to my carrer in science XD
Have a nice day too.
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ok first off i saw this and immediately had to follow.
also, i have to ask, have u visited these places? because the way you capture it so well, not just through the imagery, but in the way that you've captured the FEEL, is just breathtaking. Your use of colors and whites on the paper is perfection, im in love
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Thank you!
I have actually sketched it in the cathedral a couple of years before painting, but I have changed pretty much everything leaving just the geometry intact.
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Oh wow you can really feel the sense of scale in this! Ah it looks absolutely beautiful, amazing work with all those details and watercolour.Β
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This is really nice! I saw it in the project comment thing.
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Beautiful color choices and the blending for the shading is done very lovely ^^
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Cathedrals are simply mystic! I love how you painted it!
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One can seldom have too many arches! This beautiful creation makes my spirit soar!
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