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Golden Trees; What do you think?
Topic Started: Apr 8 2006, 05:44 PM (158 Views)
Waxman
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I've had an idea for a long time of making a dark background and putting golden trees over it.
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I think this could have been better really - what do you think?

It's A4 size on white card.
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TerryJ
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Hi Barry - It's lovely just as it is - love the energy swirls around the vortex - really brings your pic to life and the golden trees give it a magical effect :thumbup;

love x :wave:
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waxingsteve
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It's difficult to be 100% certain, Barry, because the quality of the gold gets lost in scanning/photographing, but if my imagination is up to the task, and I'm anywhere near the reality, I agree with Terry :thumbup; I tend to be a bit light with the metallics, as I've only got little crayon-style ones and I'm afraid of running out :D

Steve :)
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mifmif
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I think the purple contrasts well with the gold and the whole piece has a lovely floaty feel to it. I tried the same thing using the blue/green with gold and found those two colours complimented each other well too. What size is this one, by the way?

Maria x

PS Good luck at Manningtree!
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twinthing
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i love the colours barry,it reminds me of oriental silk! . :thumbup;


I find the gold I use turns a sort of greenbrown dull metatlic colour, the only metalic wax I really like is the silver, even the bronze is golder than the gold I have, I wonder if you have the same problem, polishing it seems to make mine worse so if I do use it I tend to polish the background and add the gold last!
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ezchile
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Hi Barry,

Love the purple and blue combo, and the gold really contrasts well.

Well done!

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Catherine, I've noticed that with the gold too,.. and only use the silver, (which I can't get enough of ;))

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Col!
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Waxman
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Thanks all.
Maria, it's A4 - i've added that to description now.
Catherine, here's a detail Golden Trees Detail
The gold blocks that I have in stock now are much better colour than some I've had in the past which were very dull/greenish brown. Perhaps you ought to invest in a new block of gold!
Having said that, the metals do behave differently; silver floats on the other colours whereas the gold mixes in and sinks more easily and so gets lost. The coppers/bronzes vary too.
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twinthing
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wow barry, the detail is really loverly! and I think I will have to invest in some new gold! I might just have to use the other one up first! :blink:
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diddydi
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This is lovely Barry. very orental looking, but at the same tine strangely etherical. Love the combination of colours. :thumbup; :thumbup; :thumbup;
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Poppy
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It is very beautiful Barry. I love the oriental feel it has, but it is also very mystical as well.
Great work.
Poppy :yip:
I have never had any problem with my golds, I am pleased to say?
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Waxman
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Thanks for all of your comments.
I put this one on EI as well.
I was worried about my trees just floating even though I blended the base of each in to the purple; no one on either site has mentioned that though, so my concerns have diminished!
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lankywaxer
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Hello Barry

It is a beautiful piece and the colours ceratinly compliment each other well.

I like it just as it is and think you should give yourself a gold star :thumbup;


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justjen
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Love your pic waxman....pretty colours and magical feel...well done that man!
justjen :pot: :knit:
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