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Pink Lotus

Nelumbo nucefera

30 total reviews 
Comment from nature rules


Another stunning work of digital art, Cleo. Wow! The colors are gentle and yet vibrant...with a limited palette with a variety of strengths in your chosen colors. I love all of these colors. The blue of the water is perfection. And I like that bit of yellow that you have added to the center of the flower.

Your success at capturing the sunlight and water reflecting on these leaves is phenomenal. You have brought this scene to life in a digital painting. Amazing.... Thanks for sharing! A pleasure as always!

 Comment Written 10-Aug-2017


reply by the author on 10-Aug-2017
    Thank you very much for your encouraging and throughout comments. :o)
Comment from seshadri_sreenivasan


This is a lovely digital painting of the beautiful lotus flower! Very skillfully done! The light, colour and the composition have worked well. Good effort!

 Comment Written 10-Aug-2017


reply by the author on 10-Aug-2017
    Thank you very much for you kind and encouraging comments. :o)
Comment from Zilyram


Not really up on how digital art works but think you have achieved a beautiful work with this water lily and very comprehensive notes. Like the blending of colors to provide a lovely pastel pink of the flower :) Mary

 Comment Written 09-Aug-2017


reply by the author on 10-Aug-2017
    Thank you very much for your kind and encouraging review. There are many kinds of Digital Art, I guess nobody really is up to all the new features and possibilities which are invented frequently. I just paint Like I would on canvas, but move my tools with my finger on a touch pad. :o)
reply by Zilyram on 11-Aug-2017
    That sounds great, I struggle to draw or paint in any form but might look for a program and give it a try :)
reply by the author on 11-Aug-2017
    I use ArtRage by Ambient Design. It is available online as download.
reply by Zilyram on 11-Aug-2017
    Thanks Cleo will check it out :)
reply by the author on 12-Aug-2017
    You're welcome. :o)
Comment from Stringbean


This is a stunning digital art of this gorgeous Pink Lotus. Your contrast between light and shadows has created depth and interest in this art work. You colors and brush strokes and shading and blending of color is exquisite. A good composition with nice movement throughout your art work. This is a creative and talented art work. Thanks for sharing!

 Comment Written 09-Aug-2017


reply by the author on 10-Aug-2017
    Thank you very much for your throughout and encouraging comments. :o)
reply by Stringbean on 11-Aug-2017
    You are so welcome Cleo!
    Mary Lynn
Comment from Sean T Phelan


'Very Cool',Cleo! : )
That's a very attractive digital creation,my friend,and your well-written and highly informative notes accompanying the piece were very enjoyable too!
There's a pleasing Almost Surreal look to the picture that I really like a lot!
'Good Show',my friend!
~Sean

 Comment Written 09-Aug-2017


reply by the author on 09-Aug-2017
    Thank you very much for your encouraging review. :o)
reply by Sean T Phelan on 09-Aug-2017
    You're very welcome,Cleo! : )
reply by the author on 10-Aug-2017
    :o) :o) :o)
Comment from Gary L. Mathis


Nice elegant composition with beautiful lighting and shadowing. The tight framing and limited color scheme focuses the attention on the flower reaching up into the sunlight. Very nice.

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 Comment Written 09-Aug-2017


reply by the author on 09-Aug-2017
    Thank you very much for your kind review. You forgot to mention where I made mistakes in my painting. Please tell me which mistake I made so I could try to fix them. :o)
Comment from El-mundo


A wonderful, carefully and daintily composed piece, done with great precision and with brilliant detail and depth also, with a nice 3D effect to it with the flower visibly rising higher than the pads. The colours are soft and great for the piece, and represent it well - nice work, well done! :)

 Comment Written 09-Aug-2017


reply by the author on 09-Aug-2017
    Thank you very much for your encouraging comments. :o)
Comment from MKFlood


awesome colorful creation. the details is excellent. the depth is great. the shading is excellent. the floral form is excellent. the blend of color is excellent. the creation is well balanced and very eye appealing to the viewer. very creative and awesome work overall. clapping)

 Comment Written 09-Aug-2017


reply by the author on 09-Aug-2017
    Thank you very much fore your encouraging review. :o)
Comment from Dick Lee Shia


Very informative artist's notes.

You really found an aesthetic way of turning a photo into an impressive artwork with a "realistic" painterly feel!

This is also one way to convert a not so sharp capture into a presentable piece...

An impressive rendition.

Colorful creation with excellent strokes & textures.
Good compositional style. Great overall impact!

Thanks for sharing...

 Comment Written 09-Aug-2017


reply by the author on 09-Aug-2017
    Thank you very much for your kind comments, but I did not turn a photo into an artwork. A photo alike does not exist.
    I scratched the Lotus in in pencil at our botanical garden and painted it digitally using my pencil scratches as reference.
    If you have doubts I can provide my traditional scratches on paper. :o)
reply by Dick Lee Shia on 09-Aug-2017
    I thought all the while that these are photos turned into paintings...sorry! No doubts. At least I know now!
reply by the author on 09-Aug-2017
    I always paint, I never turn photos into paintings. That would be mixed media photography, not digital art.
    Sometimes I use photos as reference beside my scratches, but only as reference. :o)
reply by Dick Lee Shia on 09-Aug-2017
    Ah okay...thanks for the info!
reply by the author on 10-Aug-2017
    :o)
reply by Dick Lee Shia on 10-Aug-2017
    Cleo, the site had stopped me from posting, reviewing & communicating thru emails...

    I was told by Regina to ask for Tom's consideration but he only gave me a few days after the notification...

    She told me she'll help me as soon as our foundation funding will be released...

    I believe in her as I spent all my savings traveling looking for lots in faraway mountains for our foundation site...and I'm jobless for almost a year now!
reply by the author on 11-Aug-2017
    I have paid the fees member fees for Regina, but I am am not rich. I am not able to do any more. Sorry.
reply by Dick Lee Shia on 11-Aug-2017
    Don't worry Cleo as Tom give me more time to look for funds...
    Thanks so much for your concern and for helping my friend, Regina...

    Good morning!
    Just woke up @5:09AM...
reply by the author on 11-Aug-2017
    OK :o)
Comment from RV Images


Magnificent lighting and detail. Your shadowing and highlighted areas makes it feel as if I am standing at the edge of a pond in a bright sunny day. I have photographed many flowers and your impression captured this scene very well. nicely done~

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 Comment Written 09-Aug-2017


reply by the author on 09-Aug-2017
    Thank you very much for your kind and encouraging review. :o)