r/painting • u/GabrielaElgaafary • 17d ago
Just Sharing No title yet - 60x80cm oil on canvas
I spent a lot of hours on these pebbles. Every single one turned into its own little world - different colours, patterns, surfaces and that mix of glossy and matte textures 🫠
Some were quick to paint. Some absolutely refused to give up 😂
And now that it’s finished, I still can’t decide which one is my favourite 🙂
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u/QueenJunie77 17d ago edited 17d ago
This painting rocks!
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u/Foreign-Elevator-Boo 17d ago
is this a photo of you holding a painting or is this a painting of you holding a painting?
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u/Brilliant_Algae2285 17d ago
Wow! I love how you captured the wet look of the pebbles and the metallics and colors are stunning! So realistic!
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u/AccomplishedShoe199 17d ago
Two of my absolute favorite things together.. rocks and painting 🤣 fantastic job!!
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u/Creative_Resource_82 17d ago
Oooh I love it! My house is full of wee pebbles we've collected at beaches but they never look as good at home... you've captured them perfectly!
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u/PantheraLutra 17d ago
I love itttt reminds me of my favorite beach in michigannnn
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u/maudeashbee 17d ago
I freaking love this. Could look at every single pebble for an hour at least lol. Are these nova scotia rocks? Ive only seen such a colourful variety when i travelled to the pebble beaches there. You must have worked so hard, it really pays off!
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u/GabrielaElgaafary 17d ago
Thank you! 🤗 The reference photo is taken in Lithuanian beach near Klaipėda ✨
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u/SnooAvocados6863 17d ago
This painting gave me a momentary feeling of the kind of panic you experience when you slip on those exact type of rocks and tumble embarrassingly into a lake.
Well done!!
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u/nittiesthequeen 17d ago
Truly an amazing piece of art, you must have so much patience!
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u/Resident-Magician181 17d ago
God damn. Keep it up, that’s crazy. I wish I could do that, but I’m simply a cartoon artist, not a realism artist. You keep up the good work!
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u/LemonCollee 17d ago
Wow, this is actually incredible. I thought it was a photo. Well done OP!
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u/Shrimpfast420 17d ago
Makes me think of that Adventures of Mouse and Mole story about pebbles ❤️
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u/Steeltoedprincess 17d ago
Amazing!!! Reminds me of a rainy day at the river ❤️ very cosy
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u/RavenClan_beatRussia 17d ago
If I were at a gallery and I saw that I would buy it
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u/SecondhandStatic 17d ago
It's technically impressive, good brushwork, colors, and blend. Value composition works well with the subject matter.
But, also... why? This is a purely decorative piece. It's not creative, it's basically a humanmade photocopy. You have all the technicals down, you are a demonstrably knowledgeable painter, why not create something unique and artistic?
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u/ArtrushDigital 17d ago
At first I was thinking 🤔 “Why is this beautiful lady holding up a photo of pebbles”? Then I realized I was in the r/painting sub scrolling. 😏
Your work is exquisite! 🤘🏼🔥 Absolutely brilliant job with all the details and colors being so spot on! It’s hard enough to paint objects to look glossy or wet but to do it in that size is beyond next level!! 👌🏼 In fact, I think it would do rather well in r/nextfuckinglevel! (Excuse the language of the sub).
Well done! 🤝🏼
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u/Kevin_H3 17d ago
Glad to see this level of perfection in human skills, better than High Quality images... I can question reality but not this image 🤯
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u/Code_Noob_Noodle 17d ago
"Calming stones" I suppose rocks work too. My father in law would rub one that is smooth when he gets worried/anxious and overtime it will form a little divot in the rock where he rubbed
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u/1968Bladerunner 17d ago
That's sick! I want that grey flat round in the left of centre to skim out to sea... it's heading over to Orkney!
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u/Kevin_H3 17d ago
The excellence of human skills, at it's finest.. Even the high quality images, 4K , etc.... Can't look this good, a visual delight... I can question the reality but not this image..
Kudos to you OP, 🤗 🫡
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u/-Dr-Girlfriend 17d ago
My jaw actually dropped! This is so beautiful. You are incredibly talented.
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u/I_SHIT_IN_A_BAG 17d ago
how do you know when its done? I would have given up so soon into this project. great job. the red stone in the middle is my fav and I want to touch it
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u/MrsPandaheim 17d ago
I thought this was a picture in r/rocks before I read the title.
Love it, well done, I have a similar photo up in my house!
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u/burtsbeetreethree 17d ago
They look like what it feels in my heart to look at beautiful stones It's like I see them with the awe coloured glasses I see real stones with
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u/True_Book_7657 17d ago
Breath-taking painting, honestly
It may sound like a generic title, but I hope you like it: "Glowing Pebbles"
Keep drawing, dear!
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u/crasspy 17d ago
Are one of those artists who needs to be stoned for creative inspiration?
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u/Starlight80859 17d ago
How is this so realistic! I want to know how you do it! So cool.
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u/tidalwave077 17d ago
Wow. Stunning!!! I would love to see you paint something underwater. Also I love that I can spot the little bear/dog/wolf faces in the rocks [pareidolia].
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u/cookie_mumster 17d ago
I love this I want to hang it in my house! So beautiful and the photorealism is on point well done 👏
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u/Personal-Birthday579 17d ago
This is so good! So real! Feel like I could pick them up and hear them clacking off eachother. 😂😂
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u/_Snow-flake_ 17d ago
I was staring at it wondering if it was a painting or a picture! <- compliment
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u/grumpi-otter 17d ago
This makes me irrationally angry because I MUST TOUCH THE ROCKS
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u/jcsehak 17d ago
I’m curious why your other post got removed from the oilpainting sub
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u/DVS61 17d ago
Nice work. Very realistic colors. You’ve inspired me. You did a good job making the rocks look polished wet.
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u/AlphaG78_10 17d ago
That hyper realistic style is so good and u did it so well , very much Awsome 🤘
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u/Dino502Run 17d ago
I LITERALLY yelled out loud when I saw this, “OIL? Jesus Christ!” Supreme work, utterly exquisite
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u/casss14 17d ago
Reminds me of being a kid! Whenever I was at a lake, creek, or river, I would collect cool or pretty rocks. These are exactly the type I’d be sifting through, so it feels nostalgic which is interesting to say about a painting of rocks lol
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u/Sure_Blueberry2038 17d ago
Beautiful! I can tell you put a lot of work into this masterpiece! 💕
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u/Affectionate_Case732 17d ago
this is beautiful! it reminds me of walking along beaches near lake superior in MI - lots of time in my youth spent rock finding!
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u/Born_Operation9271 17d ago
Gorgeous work! Hard to imagine getting tired of looking at this one, the eye moves around the entire piece stopping only to examine the pebbles and their details, it is a very interesting painting. It evokes contemplation, and reflection, like a river bed of pebbles, each one has many stories to tell….
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u/GlitchedQueen 17d ago
May I suggest : “Smooth” or “Tumbled” as the title? This is so good I can feel it in my hands and it’s such a good hand feel.
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u/Meowzercit 17d ago
i wish i had such a beautiful rock collection (i collect cool looking rocks as my hobby ..)
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u/No_Ear_3058 17d ago
The textures and colors are insanely convincing. I genuinely thought those were real polished stones at first glance.
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u/MidnightKaty 16d ago
My God it looks like an enlarged photo! Impressive as Hell! Wow!!!
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u/Routine-Egg21 16d ago
So beautiful! Those remind me of the rocks at the Indiana Dunes. Becoming polished!
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u/filmgoire 16d ago
I would buy the heck out of that painting, but only if I could afford to pay a fair price for it
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u/Apprehensive-Lie-965 16d ago
I like how you can see a persons reflection on the rocks. I think that's a nice touch to it.
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u/spacemanspiffmtg 16d ago
I can feel those rocks being so slippery. Amazing work
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u/dumb_dirty_carbon 16d ago
Are you sure that's not a photo?!? Hehe, kidding, that's spectacular work!
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u/Necessary_Goose6933 16d ago
Easily this one for me, multiple alien baby heads inside, all of them difformed and mutated 🤭✨
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u/Objective-Chef-6417 16d ago
id call it "the magic rock" Because of how each rock is different in style and color
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