I finally finished my sketch for my new painting. I am painting one of Auntie Jo's peacocks.
I decided to start with an orangey pink so that all the blues in the peacock will really pop. Don't worry, you won't see much of it in the end.
I started painting the peacock's body but the pink was still a little too wet.
I worked on the peacock's body shape some more. The pink is still a little wet so I decided to wait longer to do the feathers.
I added some of the middle of the feather shapes and also started adding the tail feathers.
I changed the feathers color and added some more.
I filled in the feathers - yellow and green and then I started figuring out where the spots are going to be.
I added more dots and started some of the dots inside the dots. If that makes sense...
I added blue dots and then some details to the feather. I love the lines that I added on the feather...
I added more to the feathers on the left. :) So far I'm loving it!
I added more to the feathers again. Lines and green around the dots...
I added more reddish brown lines near the top.
I added more lines on the right side.
I added more lime green around the feather dots.
I added a bunch of lines!
I added more contrast by adding dark blue to the feather dots. I also added more reddish brown lines and overlapping lines.
I added more green to the dot areas and added green around the bottom feathers some. I started to figure out where his legs are going as well. I also changed some of the line colors.
I added some grass. Not sure that I like it. :(
I added more light yellow green lines to the feathers. Worked more on the grass. Still not sure if I like the grass... hmm...
I put concrete instead of grass. I thought it needed more contrast... and had too much green. (Believe it or not!)
I added the lines back and added more colors to the concrete.
5.06.2010
I made some of the dark lines darker purple.
5.07.2010
I worked on the beak... it has been frustrating...
5.08.2010
More work on the beak. I like it a little better now though I am not sure if it comes forward enough.... might need more contrast. I also added more white lines throughout. Maybe I will finish tomorrow. Fingers crossed...
