Beautiful Amsterdam

[majid]

Last day came across the St. Johann Baptist church, near my brother's stay. Did this for a friend in Munich.

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[Mike Amos]

Great pictures mate, hugely talented.

[majid]

Thank you dear Mike.
Just spared some time to do some modeling and rendering as a fun task.
https://sketchucation.com/forums/viewtopic.php?f=179&t=76515&p=695060#p695060

[majid]

Last one and a half months I have been busy applying and constantly job hunting living in Solln, Munich. Today I spared some time to make this.

[ntxdave]

@majid
As usual, Majid - nice work. I wish I had the talent to generate something like this.

[ntxdave]

@ntxdave
I spent a couple of years in Germany while I was in the US army (late 1966 to late 1968) and I think I drove through Munich but am not sure.

[majid]

@ntxdave really?
I was mainly in Solln, far from downtown, and it was a cozy place.

[gullfo]

@majid nicely done! when you see it in the maps, it's not as pretty though LOL.

[majid]

@gullfo Wow , good job Glen, I changed the composition somehow and it is not yet the best I am wondering how did you found the exact spot!
This is the photo I used, and as you see I have changed the colors, light direction, and somehow the composition....

[gullfo]

@majid secret spy technology called google maps plus you mentioned where you were staying so finding a garibaldi store was fairly easy...

[majid]

@gullfo , without a clue (GARIBALDI), Google Maps wouldn't help you, you have keen eyes on details.
Also contrary to public belief, I realized German people are very friendly. I went to a bookstore, near the GARIBALDI, talking with the bookseller lady about art books, etc, we became friends! She invited me to their villa near Uffing! His wife Reinhold also was a children's books illustrator. for dinner we met another cartoonist and his wife, We met twice again in Solln, she introduced other friends, and now feel old friends!

[majid]

Had the chance to make more...

[ntxdave]

@majid

Wish I had the talent to do things like this.

[Mike Amos]

@majid

I can only agree with Dave. Magic mate and a joy to see.

[Bep]

Very talented!

Have you ever visited the Amsterdam archive for inspiration on Amsterdam building details? https://archief.amsterdam/beeldbank/?mode=gallery&view=horizontal&page=1&fq[]=search_s_sk_documenttype:"bouwtekening"&reverse=0&q=&sort=random{1730826613397} asc

Greetings,
Bep

[majid]

Thanks, mates and dear Bep for sharing your thoughts and the link to the city archive. Amsterdam is an astounding miniature of sheer beauty and a lovely city full of architectural details to be discovered over a lifetime.
This is great I will benefit and I used to see some amazing drawings from the archive.
The postcards are not meant to be artistic or documentary. They are for a very helpful friend of mine who sells them to the city visitors ( https://www.fineartprints.nl/?srsltid=AfmBOorfvXMCOuFizu2hSoBIPPQRZ4jHzoSUkftRSBaOHGgtffN-DK4P). So I have to make them cheap in less time...Also some repetitive elements such as goblestones, canals, bridges, a bicycle, city lamps and boats must be included and all in all not bigger than A5 paper size, mainly A6!
I have to make many and not two the same... By the way an enjoyable thing to do.

[majid]

I already have shared a few watercolor videos on youtube and I hope you find them handy. Here is one of them ( mute the sound plz):
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qd7VTDsX_N0

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[majid]

I spent some time finalizing and publishing a new short Skillshare course. This is after grand masters; James Fletcher-Watson and Edward Seago. I have tried to simplify and describe everything in detail:
https://www.skillshare.com/en/r/user/majid
https://www.skillshare.com/en/classes/after-watercolor-masters-james-fletcher-watson-and-edward-seago/1694702972?via=search-layout-grid

[majid]

I started painting old Tehran.

[majid]

And here is another shot from the Grand Hotel.
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here is a detail from the painting.