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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
This is just so incredibly beautiful! The detail in the features are breathtaking! If you haven't already you should make prints of this available!
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Thank you!
I will be making prints shortly!
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Black without black is unbelievable! It's a hard work all those feathers... And I like that the image is shining, like it's suddenly appeared from the dark... You're an art-hero for me
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Oh my thank you!!
Not-black is sooo much more interesting than black, feels so much richer. And you could go with any colour too. I went with purple-black because it would help the oranges pop, but you could go with any colour to get the right atmosphere.
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My gosh... the feathers are amazing. I honestly thought this was a photograph to start with - you are clearly a very talented artist.
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Thank you!!
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It seems like you more then rose to the challenge you set yourself. Stunning image, and I think the lack of pure black really helps the give the painting depth.
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I agree, which is why I decided to bail out on black this time. Its doesn't show as much in the photograph but I find that the painting itself feels so much richer without that harsh black. Plain black is boring. Very dark mixes that appear black on first glance but then reveal themselves to be an intense mix of colours, is not.
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Wow this is just awesome! The feathers are wonderful and this expression in the face.. and the light and shading is adorable. Really looks if it would becoming part of the black background. Adorable!
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Thank you! I'm pretty happy with this piece, and it helped me learn a lot!
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This is stunning, and your attention to detail is beyond amazing! It's so neat and fluid that I could've sworn it was digitally drawn. Great job
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Thank you!! It was a struggle to achieve all of the effects I was going for but I'm pretty happy with it!
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The contrast and texture in this is stunning! I like all the small strokes in the feathers and the vibrant colour. Great work!
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Thank you! I have a bit of an obsession with detail so super small strokes are necessary! 
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Lol that's awesome!
You're welcome ^^
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This is fantastic! I love the texture in the feathers.
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Thank you! It was definitely a challenge to get all those feathers right.
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You're welcome! Well, your hard work definitely paid off.
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