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.
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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Devious Comments
It really pops out.
Fantastic job, keep up the great work!
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