Poppy

[masque]

smaller flower(s) and a bee

[haakoo]

Looking better with the smaller flowers and adding the bee as contrast
but the water and the glass still would break the view of the stem and tablecloth.

Hans

[masque]

Refracted.
Derek

[handrawn]

coming together very well Derek..

[Burpee]

Well, you already know that I love this watercolor style. I used to paint in w/c and acryllic. I still wonder how you do it. Is it all vector or have you applied an effect to it?

It is very beautiful. I love flowers and flower images so it's a given I'll love it

[haakoo]

Cool Derek,

the refraction adds a live feel to it

Hans

[masque]

Well, you already know that I love this watercolor style. I used to paint in w/c and acryllic. I still wonder how you do it. Is it all vector or have you applied an effect to it?

It is very beautiful. I love flowers and flower images so it's a given I'll love it

It is all vector. There is a texture applied to the back ground. Its just multiple levels of overlaid partially transparent coloured shapes, no feathering, all drawn freehand using a wacom tablet which I normally dislike, but for this it works ok.
Here is another variation with a change to the background which brings up the texture a little more and I've added an apple as something else to distort through the vase.
Derek

[angelize]

The flower is beautiful, but even with the inmprovements the stem is still not quite right. The watercolour effect is wonderful

[haakoo]

I do like it,

One thing though,hope you don't think i'm nitpicking,
the lighting.
on the top of the vase and apple the lighting seems to come frome above slightly to the right.
But on the body of the vase and the window suggest it comes from left behind the viewer.
And the lighting doesn't reflect any part of the flowers.(or ought to be brighter as it is in the vase and apple)

Hans

[iamtheblues]

Derek, I think that what you are heading towards here is an extremely saleable item. Slap a watermark on it for the forum, and offer it for sale as a limited edition piece of 500 for quite a lot of money. You are sure to get plenty of orders. Different from your usual style posted here, but I'd say it's unique. Love the bee, by the way.
Saludos,
Bob.