Topic: Crystal Painting Gallery
SparklingCrystal πŸ’–πŸ’Ž's photo
Thu 03/07/24 10:05 AM
I've been working on my new painting for a number of sessions now and feel like sharing how far I've gotten :)
It is obviously not done yet.
I'm beginning to get real excited about it! The hardest parts are yet to come, hihi. Seriously going to challenge myself tongue2
And I'm seriously not certain I can pull it off. Fingers crossed!


JulieABush's photo
Thu 03/07/24 12:40 PM
Nice painting:thumbsup: :wink: .

SparklingCrystal πŸ’–πŸ’Ž's photo
Sat 03/09/24 11:39 AM
Even though I'm feeling a bit under the weather I've painted a bit.
I corrected the hairline, worked on the background (that needs another layer here and there) and started with the dragon.
The latter is a bit of trial and error to see what works and what doesn't, and how to get the effect I'm after.

What remains for the girl is some fine detail and the tiara. Although I'm not sure anymore whether I want that or not.
I might get rid of it altogether, not sure.


JulieABush's photo
Sat 03/09/24 11:48 AM
Keep up the good work:thumbsup: :wink: .

SparklingCrystal πŸ’–πŸ’Ž's photo
Sun 03/10/24 03:19 AM
Thank you Julie :)

SparklingCrystal πŸ’–πŸ’Ž's photo
Tue 03/12/24 11:31 AM
Did a bit of work today while my li'l kitten was at the vet's to get spayed/neutered (female kitten).
Didn't paint for long as I was tired but also cause I had to go pick up my little Roosje again! All went well, thank goodness.

Painting isn't done yet, but made some nice progress :)
I'm glad I decided to go for the tiara because I now see I can pull it off and I now know what corrections it needs before I finish it of.
But even as it is I'm liking it!
Dragon isn't done yet either.


JulieABush's photo
Tue 03/12/24 01:21 PM
Keep up the good work:thumbsup: :wink: .

SparklingCrystal πŸ’–πŸ’Ž's photo
Tue 03/12/24 01:48 PM
Thank you, Julie!

SparklingCrystal πŸ’–πŸ’Ž's photo
Fri 03/15/24 03:14 AM
Edited by SparklingCrystal πŸ’–πŸ’Ž on Fri 03/15/24 03:15 AM
I've worked on it a few days ago, finished off the webs on the dragon, added her top and worked on the tiara.
Last night worked on those again.

Some subtle highlights on her top and I painted droplets on the tiara. I'm adding a close-up so you can see better what I've been doing.

I'll do a bit more of that so it has more depth, but not each 'droplet' as that's almost undoable.

Oddly enough it doesn't seem like much yet it took me 2 hours to do :o





SparklingCrystal πŸ’–πŸ’Ž's photo
Fri 03/15/24 09:41 AM
Today's work on the tiara.
And dang, I'm starting to like it more and more, hihi.
Adding a close-up as in the small picture it's a bit difficult to see.





JulieABush's photo
Fri 03/15/24 12:17 PM
Good job:thumbsup: :wink: .

SparklingCrystal πŸ’–πŸ’Ž's photo
Fri 03/15/24 12:39 PM
Thank you! :smile:

SparklingCrystal πŸ’–πŸ’Ž's photo
Sat 03/16/24 10:23 AM
Getting close to calling it a finished painting! I only have to work on some details and then it's done.


JulieABush's photo
Sat 03/16/24 11:50 AM
Can’t wait to see the finished painting:thumbsup: :wink: .

SparklingCrystal πŸ’–πŸ’Ž's photo
Sat 03/16/24 04:33 PM
Thank you, Julie!
No big changes anymore. And depending if the potential buyer I got wants it or not...
Keeping my fingers crossed that he indeed goes for it!

JulieABush's photo
Sun 03/17/24 03:21 AM

Thank you, Julie!
No big changes anymore. And depending if the potential buyer I got wants it or not...
Keeping my fingers crossed that he indeed goes for it!

Good luck:thumbsup: .

SparklingCrystal πŸ’–πŸ’Ž's photo
Sun 03/17/24 10:40 AM


Thank you, Julie!
No big changes anymore. And depending if the potential buyer I got wants it or not...
Keeping my fingers crossed that he indeed goes for it!

Good luck:thumbsup: .

Thank you! He wants to wait till end of the month. Fingers crossed!

no photo
Mon 05/20/24 02:24 AM
Wow your artwork is so amazing!!! And what you did with the before and after on that dragon dude looks so cool.

My youngest self-taught herself to draw digitally and i sit there sometimes for hours watching her canvas stuff, from small traces to the done thing.

Love art..

SparklingCrystal πŸ’–πŸ’Ž's photo
Tue 07/02/24 02:53 AM
Thank you so much!

Currently not painting.
When spring arrived there was a ton of work to do in the garden.
And I had an inflamed ankle that to the wind out of me for 2 months as I could barely walk. Had to sit with my foot up all the time, so couldn't paint either.

It'll come :)
As it is I've got some other create things done like making a cathouse and next is making a 70cm tall Archangel statue for the garden :D

no photo
Tue 07/02/24 08:01 PM
this is something my 13 year old daughter did the other day.