Well since I have been slow I decided to paint my daughter's room. She's only been asking me for about 3 yrs. now!! I have never done this but I am very pleased with it so far considering I had no help and have never seen anything like this done before. The only part I really hate is the butterfly. It just looks silly. But my daughter wanted it.
This is not completed just yet, as Karen said, I still plan to add some flowers and more detail around the grass to make it less plain.
Critiques are welcome!
[ February 27, 2005, 09:06 PM: Message edited by: Amy Brown ]
Posted by Jillbeans (Member # 1912) on :
It's fine, Amy! You have some nice depth with that road to the castle. Love.....jill
Posted by Karen Sartain (Member # 241) on :
Beautiful job Amy!!!! The butterfly is great...just throw in a few flowers and he'll seem much more at home Pick up some of those colors from her bedspread and flower power away!
Karen
Posted by David Wright (Member # 111) on :
Looking good, I hope more critters are on the way. That's an excellent way to open up a room and add some fun to it.
Posted by John Deaton III (Member # 925) on :
Very nice job Amy. Id add some more cotton ball looking clouds too. Posted by Lotti Prokott (Member # 2684) on :
Nice, Amy! I really like what you did with that road.
If it was me, I'd add some darker shadows to the castle. I have the same tendency to use soft contrasts and usually have to force myself to go darker, but it really gives it more of a 3D look.
Posted by Bruce Bowers (Member # 892) on :
I think it is very cute! Perfect for your daughter's room!
Posted by Neil D. Butler (Member # 661) on :
Looks great, add a few animals as well, Bambi, rabbits and birds, maybe put a hole in the tree, add an owl, Maybe a real picket fence against the wall, then Paint grass on top of that as well... he he I'm sort of making good natured comments on this one because this looks like a Mural I did 10 years ago for a customer, and that is how I finished the job, you talk about the Depth a Picket fence about 24 inches High gives the room.
Good Luck Amy
Posted by Mark Matyjakowski (Member # 294) on :
Ditto Bruce, very cute ... stands alone ... but you can always add a flower here or a bird there whenever you feel like it
Posted by bill riedel (Member # 607) on :
I like it, a few highlites and shadows on the castle is a good idea.
Posted by Sheila Ferrell (Member # 3741) on :
I like it that the castle is so far in the distance as to not need much more detail . . .it's sort of dreamy-foggy-like...
The flowers and butterflies will add just the right amount of colour!
I bet Amber loves it!!
Emily wants her room done in all basketball... Before that it was horses . . .before that it was . . .
LOL. I've never done anything in there yet though . . .I'm always suggesting posters and such in case she changes her mind again real soon . . . Posted by Doug Allan (Member # 2247) on :
great job Amy, better then I would expect if I took on a challenge like that, & of course it doesn't need anything... but if Bill gave me a suggestion on adding highlights & shadows on my work... I don't care if it was on my doghouse, I would want to rise to the challenge for the sake of learning... just like I fully expect Amy will want to do judging by the appetite for knowledge, skill, & experience I've seen from her over the years. And besides... what a perfect excuse to make a model castle out of papier-mache to study the shadows for this project & then add to the decor on the other side of the room.
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The butterfly is great...just throw in a few flowers and he'll seem much more at home ![[Applause]](graemlins/applause.gif)
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