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The birth flowers of August are Gladiolus and Poppy, symbolising... well, depends who you ask. I'll pick perseverence and imagination.
#art#my art#artistsontumblr#drawing#painting#digitalart#my stuff#gladiolus#poppy#flower#flower symbolism#august#art nouveau
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The making of painted stones
Well, a few times I was asked to show the process of miniature paintings on stones, and here is my first attempt to capture and explain it. Warning - I only have my phone's camera at my disposal, so the quality is not very good.
Firstly - an idea for the image. Every stone has something in its pattern that can be a starting point for developing an imagery. The stone I picked for this one is a beautiful Picasso jasper, and in this case I was looking for a stone for a specific idea I've already had in mind. Spontaneous improvisation dictated by the stone's pattern is also great but I decided to pick something more definitive for better illustrating the process.
This jasper's pattern already has outlines that can be developed into a landscape without painting it over too much. I don't like it when stones are just mindlessly covered by slapping a random image on it, ignoring the colours, textures and patterns.
Here's the idea - ruins of an amphitheatre overgrown with red gladioluses. I know, I know, but I'm very interested in the initial mystical sacrificial background of gladiators. So here it is, arena covered in red, swords in the sand, but it's finally quiet.
Before we start, a stone must be varnished - minerals are porous, and lacquer smoothes its surface. I paint with tempera - most artists who work in lacquer miniatures use oils, but tempera allows quicker process, which is important for me. I'm autistic and my executive dysfunction makes working with oils difficult - my sudden bursts of activity won't match with drying timings and such. So, tempera for me.
Starting with sketching the outlines of the ruins and painting our light source, the sun and red clouds. I'm trying to work with a palette that the stone already has and make the painting as harmonious as possible.
Erasing auxiliary lines as we continue.
Done with the first layer - the walls and the sky. After the paint dries, I apply varnish (I use Novol clearcoat, car varnish - it's very durable). There can be as many layers as you need.
Now - the flowers and details.
After the painting is finished, it'll need several layers of varnish. And some fine sandpaper (1500) in-between the finishing layers for better grip.
And here it is! time to think abou a necklace for this one.
I'm not sure how useful I can be and what aspects you would like to know, so feel free to ask. I'm not sure I can make a good enough video with my current phone, so this'll have to wait. I tried to skip all the musings about ideas and finding stories, but whatever. And the time needed for work - I don't know. There was a month-long pause in the making of this one, due to a couple of emergencies that knocked me down for some time, and it's not easy for me in general due to my mental state - sometimes I can make a painting in two days, sometimes it takes years, nothing is certain with me, especially now. But well, here's what I do.
#miniature#painted stones#rock painting#painted rocks#minerals#picasso jasper#jasper#amphitheatre#arena#gladiators#gladiolus#gladioluses#flowers#ruins#roman ruins#ancient rome#sky#my art
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When the night has come…and the land is dark…
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Some FFXV content for a change, I had to draw this meme out because it was so funny in XV context. Enjoy 😌
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#ff15#ffxv#just Noctis things yknow#my artwork#doodle#fanart#noctis#final fantasy series#noctis lucis caelum#lunafreya#lunafreya nox fleuret#prompto#prompto argentum#ignis#ignis scientia#gladiolus#gladiolus amicitia#shitpost#manhwa style#comic#final fantasy 15#final fantasy xv#incorrect quotes
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Oh Grog💖💖💪
#drawing buff men with flowers is self therapy#grog strongjaw has my whole heart#vox machina#critical role#critrole#critical role fanart#critrole fanart#grog strongjaw#grog#art#illustration#my art#cornpicker art#cr1#gladiolus#it symbolizes endurance#integrity#and strength!(ofc)
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#oops reposted bc mistake#albert james moriarty#him paired with religious imagery just works so well#yuukoku no moriarty#moriarty the patriot#friend in chat was posting some religious statues and relics and I’d been itching to draw something#was also looking at Victorian flower language#gladiolus#aka sword lilies#art
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~ Colors ~ Peaches and Cream ~
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Autumn in the house.
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- Gladiolus Harry -
[Gladiolus; strength, faithfulness, moral integrity, remembrance]
On his chest pinned a Malfoy family crest which was given to serve as a best wish charm to his long journey, to ensure he’ll safely return to the warm embrace of his love one
#hpdm#drarry#harry potter#draco malfoy#gladiolus#harry being a medieval demon hunter#this is actually inspired by evitative#i wanted to draw dark art harry#but he turned out to be some kind of van helsing#still hot tho#on his chest is Malfoy crest btw#the latin on it says ‘Semper fidelis’#which mean ‘always faithful#like a love and best wish he received from his draco#srry i cant help relate everything to drarry#no actually I’m not really srry 😉.
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#ffxv#final fantasy xv#noctis#prompto#ignis#gladiolus#chocobros#I MISS THEM SO MUCH PLS SQUARE ENIX GET THEM OUT OF THE BASEMENT--
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instagram | floralfulflowers
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Gladiolus, 1950s
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