The blue feathers were tipped in black and
over coated with Daniel Smith
iridescent blue. The red feathers are completed with a combination of washes using various cadmium red shades, cadmium maroon, black and
over coated with D.S.
Ir. red. These photos really don't do the feathers any justice and I may well attempt further photos after I complete the feathers all together. I have also completed work on the woven design at the top of the headdress.
The green feathers were striped with a mixture of Lamp Black and Prussian Green.
Winsor & Newton Prussian Green is very transparent, so combined with the black it made just the perfect transparency to allow for subtle transitions in the stripes. I was really happy with these feathers at that point and the addition of the D.S.
iridescent green just made it that small bit better. Now I am painting the off-white feathers in the front and will then mount the whole piece to the inside of his headdress.
The blue feathers were tipped in black and over coated with Daniel Smith iridescent blue. The red feathers are completed with a combination of washes using various cadmium red shades, cadmium maroon, black and over coated with D.S. Ir. red. These photos really don't do the feathers any justice and I may well attempt further photos after I complete the feathers all together. I have also completed work on the woven design at the top of the headdress.
The green feathers were striped with a mixture of Lamp Black and Prussian Green. Winsor & Newton Prussian Green is very transparent, so combined with the black it made just the perfect transparency to allow for subtle transitions in the stripes. I was really happy with these feathers at that point and the addition of the D.S. iridescent green just made it that small bit better. Now I am painting the off-white feathers in the front and will then mount the whole piece to the inside of his headdress.
Looking great, Jim. I really like how the green feathers came out. The whole piece is really coming together well.
ReplyDeleteThanks Matt. If I had it all to do again I would figure out how to replace them with real feathers or make new ones out of paper/thin metal. They just aren't realistic in shape enough for the quality of the rest of the piece.
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