It might not be as great as you want it to be, but it's still pretty awesome :D
                        
I would be happy if my third watercolour attempts look like this, it looks like Van Gogh just discovers anime. The flowers remind me of his sunflower painting.

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well you are probably too hard on yourself but yeah I do see what you mean about kinda muddying it up a bit as you kept adding more.  It has been a while since I played around with water colors but I always liked the technique of painting with water first (plain water) then touching the color to the wet paper and letting it flow into the wet area from there.  If you don't like the heaviness of the look you are getting maybe try that :)  Keep on going!

Colour!! And it's flippin' amazing! You need to find more colour braveness. 😁
It was a great rescue and I love the deeper colours on the final piece. 

I was about to suggest watercolour, as it has so much transperancy that you can often keep the line and power of your original sketch as well as have colour.

It's a great start and definitely a fun way to go. I love colour! I sort of go back and forth between bold hues and more sombre palettes. I'm really loveing the more moodier tones I am using in my Singularity ladies when I 'oil paint' them as I like that sort of faded dark 19th c feel. yet, when I did/do my animals in chairs series I verge on Pop art colours with some and in some cases the colour story is almost like one of the characters.

Don't be afraid of colour, embrace and you'll become fast friends!

We enter here for curiosity and ended up reading every word of your publication with a smile. You really tell everything in a very funny and sweet way. For us, your watercolor looks amazing and so beautiful, we are sure that in the future you will be as good as you want and we would like to see how that happens.

PS: we also think @shibasaki is amazing.

I think it's beautiful, @veryspider.   I also struggle with colour - I always think it's because I 'lose control' of what I'm doing...   
One of the techniques I'd like to learn in the near future is to use 'inks' like watercolours (not that I'm good with watercolours, but hey, never mind :D

Maybe people who know anything about watercolours might find some areas you could improve on, looks pretty good to me to the point of I don't know what you're complaining about ;D

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Woah~ I love this watercolour attempt yah did. Reminds me very much of impressionist art (if impressionist art decided to mock anime). Anywho I like the way yer character, her looks and how the flowers complement her while she contrasts greatly with the background. The background gives a morning feel within a forest, especially compounded by her clothes and flowers of choice. Also that smile be perfect.<br>
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I think she looks better with darker hair. This does look like a painting that changed with the seasons.

I'm crying~. Because I'm impressed by your wonderful painting, beautiful summer flowers and your kindness... oh... Where's the handkerchief to wipe my tears? 

Your artwork amazed me. Watercolor is a very difficult painting material. Oil and acrylic can be re-painted, but watercolor cannot do it. However, you seem to have overcome it already. Your watercolor is awesome, even though it is the third time. It means that you have a wonderful talent.

My watercolor advice for you, please don't be afraid of it. If you have any questions, please ask me at any time. For you, I will tell you ALL the techniques that I have.

Thank you my sweeeeet granddaughter!!! I love you! 
Daisuki kumoko chan!

Yeah! Good! You are drawing enough amazing art!
Surely, I think watercolor painting is very difficult…I also want to try someday😀

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Haha This is probably still better than anything I could come up with if I did traditional works (which I need to do that again one day). It’s still nice work you did here. :) I can imagine blending colors, matching warms and cools well, and other such things would be a difficult thing to work with since unlike for digital arts, you just don’t pick out any color willy nilly (unless you just have a ton of colors at your disposal) or completely layer colors over others without some blending. lol

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I have come to know that with every attempt at something I learn something that makes my next attempt more successful. There is beauty in everything. So maybe it did not come out like you imagined, but the 'story' that you are SO GOOD at telling is still there and is as beautiful as ever. Everyone has their niche, but if you stick with just one thing your good at.. things get boring. Now don't get me wrong, I love your pen and ink (God knows I LOVE B&W) but I like to see the attempts at the unfamiliar. Look at all my crap.. nothing is the same. all of it mediocre at best. But getting better with the encouragement from individuals like you! 

Now.. You may have a grandfather who has been around the block, but I would wager that he did not learn his skill after 3 attempts. Just guessing at that. You have the bricks and mortar to build anything your heart desires, even with watercolor. 

You did NOT "Fuck" this up. You see what you don't like.. I see what I do like. This beautiful girl holding a bunch of flowers that are the same color as her shirt.. she must like this color. It make sense to me that she picked them. Her hair is impressive, by the way. She cradles them with a gentleness and care that only a woman could give. Her eyes, though simple, speak volumes. They say to me that she is containing a love for whomever she is gazing at. This could be the love of a mother for a child, the love of a woman for her lover, or perhaps the love for a grandfather in a far off place. I see the love and subtle excitement in her eyes. This made me smile :-)

Just some suggestions from someone who you Should Not be taking advice from..

* Try black and white watercolor.
* Try pen and ink then incorporate watercolors.. just a smidgen.. barely any.
* Apply a little light watercolor then draw over it with pen and ink
* Sometimes less is more
* Never doubt yourself.. We don't!
* Your awesome!
* The greatest works were painted in primary colors.. your beginners set has everything you need. (again..spoken by someone who should not be giving advice)
* If nothing else.. you made grandpa cry.

I see a piece of art from the heart here. Nothing more and nothing less. Beautiful to me. Thanks for being open and honest. That is hard in itself.. admitting you think it falls short of your true talent. That means your going to not give up on color. I look forward to more @veryspider. 

[so sorry for the diarrhea of the fingers.. lol .. should of just stuck with, "Nice work."] 

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Nice work.

It looks awesome, so full of life! And yes, if you missed the last step it would have been perfect, but you can't expect your third watercolor to not have happy mistakes.

I'm so happy I logged in to check out what you and other incredibly talented artist are working on.