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Vainglorious by *Mercuralis:iconMercuralis:

Categories Digital Art > Paintings & Airbrushing > Fantasy

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©2008-2009 *Mercuralis
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A speed paint I did for a challenge over at Pixelbrush.net. The theme was Masquerade. I've always thought that it's a bit odd that when we draw peacocks we associate them with beautiful women... when the male birds are really the beautiful ones. So this was my attempt at making a masculine peacock mask design.

How'd I do?

Around two hours in Painter... mostly fiddling with making new brushes and playing with the impasto effects. This is, admittedly sloppier than I usually paint. It makes a lovely effect but I'm not sure if I could do paintings like this all the time. I keep wanting to refine them further.

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~An-archee Apr 10, 2008, 7:45:49 PM
Beautiful colors.
It really pops out.
Fantastic job, keep up the great work!

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~AuraBorealis Apr 10, 2008, 7:52:29 PM
Very Nice the shading on the mask is just fantastic

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~Dracawyn Apr 10, 2008, 7:54:20 PM
I've always wondered about that too. This is amazing, I absolutely love it!

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~eyefeather Apr 10, 2008, 8:01:09 PM
Beautiful! :heart: Makes me want to make one.

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~mandiniii Apr 10, 2008, 8:06:40 PM
Huh...You make a great point about the male bird thing. It's so true! It is funny we always make women the pretty birds instead. And I would say you did an excellent job making a male peacock mask. He exudes both 'dangerous' and 'sexy'. If I bumped into him at a masquerade ball I would probably shiver then laugh nervously, while silently being thankful that my mask is covering my red face...
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=VinRoc Apr 10, 2008, 8:12:23 PM
Gorgeous! You did an awesome job and yes you pulled it off :)
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*Malla13 Apr 10, 2008, 8:19:46 PM
:clap: That is fantastic for a speed painting!

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*tir-ri Apr 10, 2008, 8:32:31 PM
You sure have a soft spot for birds, don't you? ^^

Gorgeous work! :heart:
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~trigirl48 Apr 10, 2008, 8:41:28 PM
I think you did an exceptional job at capturing the masculinity(sp?) and the colors are just fabulous.

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