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The Old Flour Mill

The Old Flour Mill

The Old Flour Mill by Triss
The Old Flour Mill by Triss

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Triss
I actually did this 3 years ago (and moaned about it in this journal http://sagaxus.deviantart.com/journal/11332687/#comments), but I've finally gotten around to posting it. I had tried taking photos of it, but I'm really not a good photographer, then I forgot about submitting it :\ So I scanned it into my computer in two parts and pieced it together on Photoshop (you can see the line down the middle where the two parts join together. I've tried to blur it out.)

This is actually a copy of the original painting. My Dad urged me to get a copy made in case somebody else wanted a copy of the painting. At the time I was skeptical about folk liking this, but thank goodness we did get copies made because three more people wanted to buy it! And three more went to good homes in the following months. The original painting is currently hanging on the wall of the man who asked me to do this in the first place. He gave me £100 for it, even though this wasn't supposed to be commission.

Funny old world, isn't it? I always smile when I think of what one of my cousins said when she first saw the pencil work... 'It's gonna be a real beeyatch doing all those leaves!'

Gouache with some Photoshop tweaking.

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Category Miscellaneous » Buildings & Architecture
Date Submitted
Views 863
Favorites... 4
Vote Score 3
Comments 14
Media Other painting
Time Taken 6 months (not that I'm slow or anything, honest!)
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OverDramaticHeart on July 14, 2010, 4:55:39 AM

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OverDramaticHeartThia..is.. I cant explain how fracking amazing this is :O
Its very pretty, Looks very real.
omgg, its so good XD

Triss on July 14, 2010, 4:56:40 AM

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TrissThank you, and thanks for faving :)

RMXMcCoy on May 13, 2010, 5:25:23 PM

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RMXMcCoyAgain, very lovely!

Triss on May 14, 2010, 1:54:31 AM

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TrissThanks so much :)

Falconlobo on May 7, 2010, 6:08:31 AM

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Falconloboawesome detailing^^

Triss on May 7, 2010, 7:07:01 AM

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TrissThank you :)

Falconlobo on May 7, 2010, 12:07:10 PM

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Falconlobonp^^

_ren_tao_fan_ on May 7, 2010, 4:54:13 AM

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_ren_tao_fan_Wow! That's amazing! That's a damn PAINTING, right there! :D I'm blown away. All those details...

Triss on May 7, 2010, 7:06:41 AM

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TrissIf you look closely enough, you can tell where I started losing my temper with this :D

_ren_tao_fan_ on May 7, 2010, 7:20:05 AM

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_ren_tao_fan_I would guess you lost your temper around the branchesof the trees, not because they look bad, because they don't but because I'm pretty sure that's exactly where I would start ripping sizeable chunks of hair out of my head, if I was paining something like this.

Triss on May 7, 2010, 7:22:23 AM

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TrissIt wasn't the branches that made me foam, it was all the leaves. I used a stippling technique to do them (using a dry brush and carefully dabbing it on the paper). You have to take care with that sort of thing and try and be accurate.

_ren_tao_fan_ on May 7, 2010, 7:26:29 AM

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_ren_tao_fan_I bet. But I can't find a spot that looks sloppy :)

Triss on May 7, 2010, 7:29:07 AM

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TrissThat's where scrap bits of paper come in handy! :D

_ren_tao_fan_ on May 7, 2010, 7:29:48 AM

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_ren_tao_fan_Indeed! ^^