Aww, I think your watercolours are fine - better than mine by a mile. :)
Lovely to see this one finished!

thank you so much! I'm disappointed because I failed to create the effects I intended... but at least people won't try to kill me over it. :)

Its still a pretty picture ^.=.^

thank you very much. ^^

Oh wow, this is really pretty!
I love the colors and the poses and the general feel I get when I look at this (=

whee, thank you so much! maybe I didn't fail so much after all? :)

You didn't even come CLOSE to failing. xD!
This is very nice.

*blushes and bows*

Looks great.

thank you. :)

No problem.

Wow not bad.
This pic has a nice atmosphere...

dankefein. :)

Schaut gut aus, die Reflektionen durch das Wasser sind schick geworden!

dankefein. obwohl ich immer noch denken muß, rein in bunststiften hätte es besser gewirkt. werd ich nochmal üben. :)

This is just a wonderful piece of art!
You did everything right. I don't know what to ciritcize on that one. It's just awesome!

why thank you so much! *bows*

OOh, this looks lovely Anbessa! I love how your art tells a story, and that's probably just how I would be, looking at a shiny, lol. Beautiful artwork, I really really love how the water looks, it looks real. ^___^ I'm sure Raziel will love it when he sees it. :)

I'm so glad you approve, and I hope Raziel will, too. I noted him about it.

it was quite some work, but it paid out in the end. and it makes you happy, so maybe it's more win than fail. :)

Indeed. :) Your hard work is very very much appreciated. ^___^ You need to tell me what I can draw for you, since you made such a lovely piece of art for me.

http://www.furaffinity.net/view/1863538/

what about her? if you have any questions, drop me a line. :)

I'm sorry i have been so long in looking at this! I think you did a great job, with only one minor error on my fursona's part, but i think otherwise it is very well done, hon.

aha, heh, I had a gazillion different impressions of your fursona to choose from; I think you need a definite reference sheet. [insert self-pimpage here]
would you be a dear and tell me what I did wrong? I have a feeling I might need that bit of info one day. :)

and I'm glad you like it anyway. :)

Ooooh, shiny object!

from a good dive down underwater. :)

Did the fish get scared??

...not yet. there are also some dragon-koi-mammal people there who would watch over the lake. so, no scaring the fish. unless your feet are fast. :)

Oooooh... different kind of watch dogs!

I like specially the water; I can't get right the ripples my self...

thank you very much. :)

the thing is, you have 'hills' and 'valleys'. the latter one swallow the light, while the hills reflect it. and since waves extend in circles even while overlapping you have many rounded shapes. normally I paint in the valleys with circular, bold streaks, leaving the reflections free. you can further that effect with a eraser pencil to let the reflections flow into each other building some kind of network. around such things like an arm held into the water the waves are shorter, with finer structures.

if you have something blocking the light to be reflected towards the viewer you can see through the water. there will be only small reflections to be seen. if there is soil or dirt in the water you won't see much, except perhaps the floating sediments illuminated by sunlight. otherwise fish or plant life would be visible.

getting the hang takes a lot of trying, and I stumbled merely by accident over my method. studying photos with the desired viewpoint and lighting helps, too.

I believe if you take the time you can find out how to do it, too, and I look forward to your first romantic lakeside scenery. :)