Is this good enough to give someone as a gift? Genuine opinions please.

[Ponkypig282]

I've recently started painting as a hobby. DMIL is so lovely and has been saying how good I am but she sees me as her own child and has that 'everything I do is amazing' attitude that us mums often have about their DC. She's asked me to paint something for her friends birthday in purple to match her bedroom.

I've done it but I don't know if I should give it or not. I think it's very amateur. I dont want to embarrass myself. She won't feel obliged to hang it as its for her bedroom so MIL won't know of she just shoves it under her bed!

Very honest opinions please. (Her name begins with L)

It's beautiful as it is. I think doing anything the the L would spoil it.

OP if you'd be happy to take colour requests for the flowers I would love to buy one? Can you do two initials together? 🤔

It’s lovely! She’ll love it! (Please don’t add anything to the L, it looks really fresh and modern, you’ll risk making it too busy.)

It's beautiful. I'd be grateful to receive that 👍🏼

It’s absolutely lovely. Well done

@Edmontine

Ignore everyone with their 'helpful' how it would be better if...comments.

This is a discussion forum. On which the OP has asked people to give their opinions.

To be fair, she didn't actually ask how it could be made better.

CliffordMouse I've got a very limited selection of colours at the moment but if you let me know what you'd like I could try and mix it. I think I could do 2 initials, I could certainly try! I wouldn't want any money, it'd be a good chance to practice and I really can't guarantee that it'd be anything you'd want to actually spend your money on 😄 PM me.

It’s nice and definitely giftable, your MIL is not just kind, she’s right.

Could I PM you as well please OP? I really love it and would love one for myself.

Yes I think it looks ‘not on the high street’ ish. Nice.

CiaoForNiao yeh sure!

I think it is lovely and would be pleased with that as a present

If you want to see what the L would look like with changes made to it you could either copy the artwork if you have a printer or if you have some cellophane you could place that over and draw on the cellophane. Do be careful that there are no holes in the cellophane though!

You could do tiny dots or dashes on the outline if you don't want to do a solid line, and three dots in the corners, that type of thing.

I love your flowers, they're very pretty

I think it's lovely. It's also the sort of thing I see on Instagram decor pics in kids rooms. This one is quite traditional and might suit an older person - Do something similar with a rainbow and little girls will go nuts for it!

I love it!!!! Not in that frame though. In a white or silver frame, maybe.

But honestly it's really good.

I think it's lovely. You are at about my level of watercolour. I make similar. Don't cringe. I would love to get it.

I do agree, and this is a very small thing, but having a bit of the foliage spill onto the L would be nice.

I would be really pleased to receive that. I really like it.

Beautiful

If you haven't already, check out Emma Jane Lefebvre and Shayda Campbell on YouTube. I learn quite a lot from them.

Also Jenna Rainey.

They are all excellent teachers.

Don't change the L, the whole point is the clean straight white edges to that letter. Otherwise, too busy, muddied etc

It's beautiful, you are very talented and way too hard on yourself! If you had an Etsy shop I would certainly be buying

Wonderful OP. I'm in two minds about a border around the L. I quite like the blank space as it does look modern, especially as you have done a lovely light purple around it all.

I'm currently looking for something similar for my son, don't suppose you do anything other than flowers (and yes, I know boys can have flowers too!)

BradPittsLeftTit I could do just foliage or maybe just an ombre background in a different colour with paint splatters? That's about my limit at the moment!

LoveFall thankyou for the suggestions, I do watch lots of YouTube videos so I'm sure I would have seen those but I'll have another look.

Thanks again everyone for the kind comments.

It's absolutely beautiful and i prefer the "L" blank. It's something I would be delighted to receive and I would hang it in my home.