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Published: 2016-07-08 10:10:44 +0000 UTC; Views: 649; Favourites: 51; Downloads: 0
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Portrait of a phoenix.Acrylics and sand on canvas
30x30x3.5cm
Availale as prints and products on Society6 and TeePublic
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I'm sure by now you figured out I love your artwork XD Magnificent work Those feathers though!!
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Yeah, I figured that out! Thank you so much for all your comments, faves and for watching! 
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Well done. I like the sincere ancient and rustic feel.
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Hi, I'm from ProjectComment.
Let's start with the feathers. I love the way you made them, the colours you chose are simply gorgeous, it's like the phoenix is shining and it's good to see it's not too bright. I also appreciate the phoenix's "gaze". It gives an impression of nobility and classiness that's perfect for such an animal and what it symbolizes. It reminds me of Dumbledore's phoenix, Fawkes (such an example of classiness!).
For the background, I'm wondering: did you choose grey on purpose? Because it makes a little contrast with the warm colours of the phoenix.
Either way, I find it beautiful and eye-candy
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Thank you very much! We did choose grey on purpose, because we thought a background with very little saturation would work well with a very saturated phoenix
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Sand? That's a first time for me. But I have to admit that it renders the feathers wonderfully, and combined with the canvas the beack seems quite real. The bright colours are very vivid for the flames. Also, I like how, despite there are no lines, the phoenix is more defined than the blurred background, and also I like that ghostly figure behind the bird. My favourite part is the eye, despite being just some spots, is the best element. Well done!
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Quite cool. I wish I could do this with paint! (I suck in the analogue art world...)
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the colors are just spectacular!! They look like cinders from a fire stuck onto a bird. The one error I see is that it resembles a rooster :/ I don't know why! But thats just me 
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Thank you! Actually, we used a picture of a secretary bird as reference image (although, in the end it only roughly resembles a secretary bird, I guess 
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This is INCREDIBLE! I am a huge fan of the splatter effect ^^
Also, you say Acrylics and sand; how is the sand used? Is it a texture element?
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We mixed the sand with the paint, so the painting gets a very rough surface. Thank you!
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Amazing work! Painting has never been my strong suit, haha.
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Your style is simply awesome! I like those colors^^
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