A Halloween Painting

magickbean · Post by **magickbean** » Tue Aug 28, 2007 7:47 pm

Hey guys,

I painted this tonight, because I was in the Halloween spirit - I call her Lacrymosa

Sorry that some of the details have got lost with the poor photo - if the flash is on, it just bounces off the paint and makes it look super shiny, but if it's off.. well.. it's a bit blurry.

It's oil on canvas, and took about 2-3 hours. I haven't painted for almost a year so it was really good to get brush back on canvas again!

Here is a close up of her face:

What do you think? Sorry about the watermarks.. in this day and age it is an unfortuante necessity

mandy0221 · Post by **mandy0221** » Tue Aug 28, 2007 7:51 pm

I love it - you are amazingly artistic!

jadewik · Post by **jadewik** » Tue Aug 28, 2007 8:19 pm

Big Anime Eyes O_O

Great name for her! (One of my favorite Mozart songs -- from Amadeus-- too)

... is that watercolour? That's fantastic! I especially like her hair and the detail on the lace is divine. I like her piercing eyes-- they make me wonder what she's looking at.

One Eye'd Jack · Post by **One Eye'd Jack** » Tue Aug 28, 2007 9:49 pm

Very nice, magickbean, you should be proud. I like her pensive expression, was that intentional?

spookyboo · Post by **spookyboo** » Tue Aug 28, 2007 9:52 pm

Very nice you did an excellent Job ......painting is a wonderful outlet and lets all that creative imagination out. Thanks for sharing ...its wonderful

JACKRYAN592 · Post by **JACKRYAN592** » Tue Aug 28, 2007 11:25 pm

FANTASTICO!! IS IT FOR SALE?

magickbean · Post by **magickbean** » Wed Aug 29, 2007 9:00 am

Wow thank you all for your lovely comments!

jadewik: Hehe yeah I like to draw my manga girls with big eyes - eyes are the first thing I look at in a person and I think they can be so beautifully expressive! It's acrylic paint but I like to water it down a little to get a watercolour affect - especially as I discovered, to my horror, that my white paint had gone solid so I couldn't do highlights that way

One Eye'd Jack: Thank you, yes, I wanted her to look sort of sad but cold at the same time, sort of.. haunting..as though she were a ghost of herself

spookyboo: It's such a good outlet, isn't it? I normally draw, but sometimes I just get the urge to get the paints out

! Do you paint too?

JACKRYAN592 Thank you very much! It will be for sale at some point, I'm thinking of painting a collection of horror/halloween themed manga paintings and exhibiting them somewhere. I would love to sell them online but I think postage and packaging might be an issue as it's canvas and it would be devastating if it got broken in transit.

Actually, that's a thought - does anyone have experience with buying/selling paintings via mail order?

Laurie Strode · Post by **Laurie Strode** » Wed Aug 29, 2007 9:14 am

That's gorgeous, magickbean, show us MORE!!

Pennywise11 · Post by **Pennywise11** » Wed Aug 29, 2007 9:54 am

Very cool, love the color scheme and everything.

Haunted Horseman · Post by **Haunted Horseman** » Wed Aug 29, 2007 12:30 pm

I like it as well. You really are talented Magickbean. I think it is impressive that you completed it in one night.

magickbean · Post by **magickbean** » Wed Aug 29, 2007 4:57 pm

Thanks guys!

Laurie, I would be glad to share more paintings with you all - now I just have to think up a few new ideas to paint

MHooch · Post by **MHooch** » Wed Aug 29, 2007 7:49 pm

That's GORGGOUS, magickbean!!

How talented you are.

mandy0221 · Post by **mandy0221** » Wed Aug 29, 2007 8:13 pm

I think you should make a bunch up and sell them to us

spookyboo · Post by **spookyboo** » Thu Aug 30, 2007 7:54 pm

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spookyboo: It's such a good outlet, isn't it? I normally draw, but sometimes I just get the urge to get the paints out

! Do you paint too?

Yes I paint to I did two paintings that I framed and put in my Living room Should I post them would you like to see?

jadewik · Post by **jadewik** » Thu Aug 30, 2007 8:22 pm

Sounds like there's more than one artist in the bunch-- I know people are already doing the candy/decoration trade... but have you ever thought about doing/putting together a Halloween (or other holiday) art trade?

I participated in one once for Valentine's Day. It was pretty fun.. but my art sucked back then.