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Published: 2013-09-04 04:35:18 +0000 UTC; Views: 4158; Favourites: 353; Downloads: 57
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Saw the most beautiful stock photo by SalsolaStock and I just knew I had to paint it. luxdani.deviantart.com/art/Fla…It was surprisingly difficult to paint, I re-did areas an annoying amount of times. Those orange feathers on the back were KILLER.
But I'm pretty happy with the result. I think I'll re-photograph it tomorrow during the day time, get some nicer natural lighting to bring out the colours. They're pretty close here, but I want them exact.
I gave myself a challenge this time, to not use black. At all. I left the black in my drawer. All of the "black" you see in the painting is mostly made with red, dark blue and dark brown. At first it was a lovely purple colour, but as I layered it it got darker and darker. And honestly, it looks pretty damn black in real life too. I tried mixing some other colours in there, like green but I hated the way it looked. Kind of went with a sunset palette here. C:
I hope you folks enjoy this! Feedback is hugely appreciated, as always. You guys rock
Acrylic on a 16"x20" canvas.
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Comments: 74
but how do you get it that dark without using black? Do you keep black for mixing only or what?
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For that painting I literally did not even open my tube of black paint. 
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huh. That's cool! Good to know!
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so how do you get that dark without using black, anyway?
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It looks so realistic! It must have taken a lot of hard work. Keep it up!
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wow awesome work! It looks so realisitc and mystical! Great job on painting all those feathers, I could simply stare at it forever (:
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This is very pretty
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I've heard the same thing too but hadn't really ever applied it to my work. I'm really glad that I tried it though, I think I may end up abandoning black almost completely.
Plus it's a good learning experience.
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yeah it kinda works 
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Wow, no black?! I bet that really makes a difference seeing it in person. Lots of drama.
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It really does! Its so much more rich and lively than black.
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So amazing. Love the detail that you have in this piece. That is one thing I really envy is the ability to create such amazing detail. Love it!!!
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Thank you!! I do tend to get obsessed with detail, I find that it calms me.
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This is amazing! The amount of detail is stunning, especially the rich colors of the feathers (enhanced by your almost black background) and the water.
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beautifully done! those feathers really pop on the black!
yea acrylic takes a little work to get a light color to cover over a black base... been there done that lol
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Thanks!
I've been there, done that, so this time I was smart and painted the dark colours around the bird, instead of painting the entire canvas dark first. It made a world of difference.
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smartypants!
... takes notes... lol
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Absolutely gorgeous, I'm loving the sunset colours and the deliciously soft textures of the feathers
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Thank you! The sunset colours make up one of my favorite colour schemes. <3
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I really enjoyed watching a work in progress on Facebook. beautiful painting!
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