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Mineral art from Slovenia

Posted by Igor Dolinar  
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October 07, 2009 07:59AM
Quartz var. smoky, locality: Breznica pod Lubnikom, Slovenia

Specimen size is 10 x 8 x 5 cm.

Illustration by Marija Nabernik
Watercolor on art paper, 25 x 30 cm, 2009

© M. Nabernik 2009
avatar Re: Mineral art from Slovenia
October 07, 2009 11:42AM
au    
Nice!
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October 07, 2009 11:52AM
gb    
Very nice!!

Jolyon
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October 08, 2009 04:56PM
ca    
Very VERY nice!!!

this, I assume is the model

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Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 10/08/2009 04:59PM by Maggie Wilson.
Re: Mineral art from Slovenia
October 09, 2009 02:01PM
Wonder art! Could you send me your e-mail address so I can write an article on you and your art for Rocks & Minerals magazine?
Thank you,
Susan Robinson
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October 09, 2009 03:43PM
us    
Susan, you can also try to reach Igor by PM (private messaging) - by clicking on the PM field after Igor's name on one of his messages.

Direct link to PM for thread starter
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One other method is to use the "Contact Me" tab on his mindat home page. That allows you to send a short email via mindat.
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October 09, 2009 07:10PM
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I cannot help thinking that the illustration is somehow computer generated. The similarity to the photo is precise.

-Dean Allum



Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 10/09/2009 07:23PM by Dean Allum.
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October 11, 2009 03:57PM
nl    
Speaking as an artist, it would be extremely difficult to make this in photoshop or painter (Both popular for digital painting.)

There are many differences actually.

It may have been projected on to the watercolour paper, outlined in pencil and then painted, to achieve the exact outlines of the crystal forms.

But when you check, you can actually see many, many differences between it and the photo, in terms of colour, transparency-look, etc.

I will be submitting some mineral art soon as well.

The usual way is with dry brush techniques in watercolour with touches of gouache (opaque-ish watecolours).

-Bri
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November 19, 2009 12:19AM
That is fantastic! I'd love to have Marija Nabernik's e-mail address.
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