Peacock
Peacock, 6x9"
Sometimes I am apologetic when I use bright colors. This paranoia comes from reading one art magazine article a few months ago which said muted colors are mature and bright colors are ... not. I've decided to stop apologizing and use whatever colors I like. :-D
I started this peacock drawing with a loose pen sketch, which I colored with Prismacolor pencils. Then I scanned it and applied a filter called "accented edges" in Photoshop. Wanting to show the detail and texture of the feathers, I decided to crop out about half the image and enlarge it. That worked. I lost a lot of the tail, but at least you can see the details clearly.
4 comments:
No sense in fighting it, you are color my friend. Even before seeing your art, I could feel the energy of livly color from you. Embrace your gift and make no apologies. Maturity is over rated.
J.D.
I love the bright colors!!! Isn't it great when you can just crop and get what you want. This is so pretty and so peacocky.
This is so beautiful! It has inspired me to experiment with lots of color, which I'm usually afraid to do. Thanks for creating beautiful things.
Thank YOU, anonymous! Have fun! Janet
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