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Fluttershy birdhouse

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A birdhouse with a Fluttershy theme
Image size
480x640px 175 KB
Make
SONY
Model
DSC-W690
Shutter Speed
10/80 second
Aperture
F/4.0
Focal Length
8 mm
ISO Speed
800
Date Taken
Jun 5, 2013, 7:32:55 AM
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:star::star::star::star-empty: Overall
:star::star::star::star-empty::star-empty: Vision
:star::star::star::star::star-empty: Originality
:star::star::star::star-empty::star-empty: Technique
:star::star::star::star-empty::star-empty: Impact

This is quite cute. It is nice to see somepony else making pony related crafts.

I like that you've painted on Fluttershy's cutie mark onto the side. It actually reminds me of my table (so it makes me feel happy from memories).

There are a few things I will say:

First: Do you have a better picture? This would be a lot easier to help you with if it were brighter and I could zoom in more. Regardless...

Second: Some of the colors seem a bit off. I assume you were going for colors of fluttershy the yellow her coat the pink her mane and tail. If I am wrong you can just ignore my ramblings here. The yellow feels very reddish to me. Fluttershy's color is a bit hard to get right (though not nearly as bad as pinkie that was a trainwreck for me) but a bit of yellow and white can generally get you pretty close (of course the paint dries darker so take a lighter color). It will also cover better so it doesn't appear patchy. The pinks look a little too purple. Next time just use a little less purple. The blues look good.

Third: It feels like you didn't put the paint on thick enough in some spots or didn't use a second coat. I don't often use a second coat but I put my paint on thick to deal with it. You can see the yellow changing shades. Though it may just be inconsistency in the color it looks like inconsistency in the layer. In your butterflies some yellow seems to show through. I have two things here: first, make sure you fully cover what you are covering and second, it helps to white wash the entire thing first so that you will better be able to see and predict the colors that will come when it dries. There are gaps between the body of the butterfly and the wings. Again you just have to try to get in there. Painting from light to dark helps as well. Red does not cover well (pink does it a bit better) and a light blue will cover it pretty well. If you need to go over a bit so they are connected. The difference in color will be quite subtle especially for a small overlap.

Fourth: I see at the corners the paint jumps the side onto the wrong panel. The easiest way to get those crisp lines is to either disassemble everything during painting so they don't touch each other, or (and quite a bit easier to do) is to use masking tape. Just stick a line around the bottom and that edge will be far sharper and your work appear far cleaner. You can do this at corners to though it will require some cutting.

Sorry for writing you a 500 word essay. But really you did a good job and you should be happy with your work. Keep up the good work!

Inciatus~

(actually it was 501 words not counting this section here)