Painting!

[bladespark]

I painted another gryphon! And I must say I think this one is my best yet. No metallilcs this time, just nice, bright colors. I tried something experimental this time, which was to do a wash of pale blue-gray first, to create shadows, and then go and put the warm colors of the stripes over the top of that. I was worried that the blue might look wrong right next to the yellow and orange, but I actually think it worked just right!

This guy is a phoenix/firecat gryphon, of course!



There are more pictures, if anybody wants to look:
http://bladespark.topcities.com/firegriff1.jpg
http://bladespark.topcities.com/firegriff2.jpg
http://bladespark.topcities.com/firegriff3.jpg
http://bladespark.topcities.com/firegriff4.jpg

Comments

[kainhighwind-dr.livejournal.com]

Nice colours. :) I especially like the stripe patterning around the eye and head. Very nice balance of forms.

The silvery-grey forelimbs look really sharp in contrast to the dramatic flame scheme too.

[silveradept]

Oooh, prettyyyyyyy....

That color selection took really well, and now I'm picturing an armada of shapeshifting firecats in gryphon form pecking and clawing something...

[graydown.livejournal.com]

Those griffons look like they're up to something... that one in particular. Very cool.

[bladespark.livejournal.com]

He he he. Yes! The expressions on their little faces are great. That's why my next one is going to be evil!

[lightgreendryad.livejournal.com]

Blue Eyes as a phoenix? Eeeeeh...

[asciiskull.livejournal.com]

Chernabog the Gryphon^_^

[reaverta.livejournal.com]

...Spark, that's gorgeous.

Woe for lack of money. *sigh*

[draxynnic.livejournal.com]

Fire can be blue. Just has to be hot enough.

[lightgreendryad.livejournal.com]

True. Good point.