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Psalmbook wrote:I hate peacock feathers! Fail! Fail! Fail!
Your's are amazing Magna!

I totally agree. I need to practice practice practice, and find the right colors. The funny thing is, we have a lot of real ones around because our best friends live in an area where there are tons of wild peacocks running around.

Wow! Amazing feather ladies!

Synni, I am in love with that necklace, it is so pretty!

Rae, you did an incredible job on that bird, the colors are exquisite!

Magna, this belly is one of my favorite so far, I love how the design is not round and it fits her so ergonomically perfect!

These are all so STUNNING,,,

I used:
DFX Black,Metallic Red,Dark Brown and White.
Eulenspiegel Gray,Light Brown and Metallic Green
Brushes:Royal Majestic Round #4 and #2, Flat round #8 and #2 and a small style stix.

First make a light brown circle and create a structure with dark brown.
Then make the dream catcher with black and then the long black beads.
Place the white beads in between with the style stix.
Create a beads string down and paint a gray feather (this is for depth in your feather)
Then draw black and white lines with the flat round brush (sidewards and to the point of the feather, use not too much paint!) Make it as fluffy as you want!!
Add the highlights on the beads (also on the headband and the dream catcher)
Add shadows with a brown and gray washed brush.

DONE!



I also made a video of a fluffy feather.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2ZF2p9yE6wU

Great feather Anita. i look forward to the video. Good work!

I decided i am going to give this challenge a try this month, i will work on something and post it son. Everyone has done amazing already! Great work everyone!

Gorgeous work everyone.

great work everyone

Great entries. Glad you put the belly in Magna although I shouldn't have suggested it cause it will totally put my peacock effort to shame!! Its my favourite so far. I did one for the animal challenge but I've decided to polish it up and do it on a model..I figure even though it won't win it'll be gr8 for a portfolio shot. I love your feather Anita it looks like it feels fluffy if that makes sense.

Go for it Riana!

Love the design Anita. I'll have to show it to my first nations friend that makes cultural art. Maybe she'll make your headdress in 'real' life

CATZ wrote:Go for it Riana!

Love the design Anita. I'll have to show it to my first nations friend that makes cultural art. Maybe she'll make your headdress in 'real' life

That would be really cool!

Tools used:
Round 00 (quick fast strokes for the feathers) Round 1 (White highlights) Round 4 (pink dots and beak)
Paints, Wolfe Black, White, Metalic Rose, and Metalic Gold and silver glitter.

Anita I love your feather it looks so fluffy. Very clever.

Daizy, all your bird designs are always sooo good!! I love this one too!!

Beautiful feathers!
I'm really being stumped by this challenge. I think I'm going at it all wrong & need to find a different angle.... grr..
The art process can be quite frustrating(as well as the phone when you're working on it).

Wow, so beautiful!
Love the mask Daizy!

Anita, I loooooooooooove your feather! It looks so fluffy and soft, great job

I finally got something I like!!! I snuck a few flowers in

Paints:
Paradise dark brown, black, red, yellow, coral, grey, lime green & amazon green
DFX Black & White, DFX Metallic red & Metallic Green

Tools:
Chisel brush, #4 round brush, dotter, round detail brush

Using a #4 round brush, load one side with paradise brown & one side with paradise black. Twist the brush as you make the branches(this helps make that wood look).


Using a chisel brush & paradise yellow mixed with coral, make the bird's bellies making a U shaped swish.


Using a #4 round a paradise grey, make the birds head, back, wings & tail.


Using a round detail brush & DFX black, do the detailing on the tail, wings & add the beaks, feet & eyes.

Using the detail round & DFX white add highlighting & accents to the birds.


Add leaves using paradise lime green & amazon green. Load 1 side of a short round brush with each color.


Using a short round brush, load it with DFX white & then the tip in paradise red. Make the flower petals.


Add a yellow dot to the center of each flower with paradise yellow & a dotter wand.
Add small accent dots with DFX white & a small round detail brush.


Using a small round detail brush outline the flowers with DFX Metallic red. Out line the leaves with DFX Metallic green. Highlight with DFX White.

Daizy, beautiful as always.
Linda, That's so cute! They look like they're bickering. At least, they remind me of a couple of birds I saw in Hawaii that were bickering at each other.

Beautiful Linda!
Hahaha Gina, they do LOL She is telling him how she needs more help around the nest and he is the one listening LOL How do I know, becuse she is doing all the talking :O)

I think more accurately, he is the one NOT listening! LOL!

Hmm.. I too am quite stumped by this challenge. I haven't participated in one for quite some time, but birds and feathers? Hmm... this is gonna take some thought, Lol. -grabs sketchbook and gets to work-

Something different...been wanting to try one of these, so decided to do one with birds....

Sponged on DFX metalic purple, metalic red, red, orange, yellow.

DFX black for my beard, i mean the grass. : )

Flamingoes (in case you were wondering)

Tree and back ground scrub

add the birds

some touch ups, and some metalic white. used a 0 round brush for all the black.

SHUT UP!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! That is amazing Rae I love it, I love it, I love it!!!!! You are so good and you look gorgeous too

thanks Maggie!! Gotta say that was so stressful, man, no room for error once you start with the black!!! Don't think i'll be in a rush to try that again.

You are so welcome! btw, Are you sure you don't want to paint all those little details on a wiggly little boy?

Rae, that's a great way to do birds! I like your beard, ha ha. Nice blending.

Linda, your birds are great also, I like the flowers around. You are a flower specialist now.

Daizy, awesome feather and beak. So different.