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rachaelm5 — Serpent Star 4
Published: 2009-08-19 16:10:35 +0000 UTC; Views: 2549; Favourites: 150; Downloads: 0
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Finally, finally finished with this piece! It took quite a bit of work, what with all the symmetry in the Quetzlecoatl's wings and the detail on the Mayan-themed walls. I was also going to have a blue sky in the background, but I couldn't get the color gradation to do what I wanted it to do, so I opted for a purpley-coppery textured painting instead.Lots of mediums used on this one - watercolor for the underpainting, colored pencil, acrylic, markers, paint pens, and acrylic varnish. The mat (not visible here) will also have wooden beads and shiny bits.
There's no deep meaning to this one - I saw this adorable hairy bush viper and knew instantly how I wanted to use it. Yeah, POP, just like that. Combined with elements from an old, old sketch for another Serpent Star, I think this is one of my better efforts.
Serpent Star 1
Serpent Star 2
Serpent Star 3
Serpent Star 5
Original artwork: available. $400
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11x14 inches for $30
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Comments: 44
Thank you. I love this one also.
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My eyes are overwhelmed by your gloriousness 8D
P.S. have u ever heard of a band called Mastodon? if not, look at the album art for Blood Mountain. this art seems like its a long lost brother to it ;D
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Thanks very much!
Oh, you have a point there. I'm not familiar with Mastadon, but their cover artist sure has his color sense in the right place!
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You're welcome, it's so awesome!
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verry VERRY nicely done, i would love to learn how to draw like this
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Thank you!
It's just a matter of persistence and practice, and taking some college drawing classes helps a bit, too.
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Oh, wow.. gorgeous! I love the colors! More subdued than your usual fare, but still just as beautiful.
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Thanks very much!
You know, I think that's an effect of the scanner, and I decided not to punch it up to blinding levels this time. I used a lot of gel medium on the original as both preservative and texturing agent, and it gave the piece a whole different look from my normal colored pencil stuff.
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I like odd creatures. I like 'em lots!
Thank you.
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Ahh. Just seeing your colorful artworks blasted with details make me so happy.
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Blasted with details... Yes, that's an accurate assessment, that's for sure.
Thanks very much!
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Thanks!
I love Mesoamerican art and architecture, and I've been looking for an excuse to play with it again.
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Nice! Love the way this one comes together, and how detailed the serpent-dragon is. Very awesome!
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THose details sure took some time, but I'm glad I stuck with it. Thanks very much!
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Very fine, Rachel. I see it as a bright mosaic on the floor, with the dragon leering up from the depths.
Steve
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Thank you!
Yeah, the color scheme does make it look much more like we're viewing from above. Originally, the big dark bit in the middle was going to be open sky, and the snake was flying at you from the clouds. Couldn't get the blues to cooperate with me, though, so I opted for purple-and-copper textures.
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Ooooooh the colors are so pretty!
the serpent s amazing but what impresses me the most is the bg. the way you add texture looks so good and almost a fantasy real!
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Thanks very much!
That's just what I was going for with all the texturing. I left it quite a bit rougher than I usually do (as my original idea was to make all of the colors smooth like they are on the snake), but I needed that textural contrast to hold the thing together. That, and I got kind of lazy toward the end and just started slapping color in there...
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Fantastic background textures! And what can I say? Only from you would a statement such as, "I saw this adorable hairy bush viper" seem natural and appropriate.
Very nice work!
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*snicker* Thanks very much. And the bush vipers ARE adorable - they're nocturnal, so they have those big puppy eyes.
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I love it, especially the Mesoamerican background. I'm so jealous of your talent!...But in a good way.
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LOL - Thank you... I think!
Mesoamericana absolutely fascinates me. It's very distinct from western- and far-eastern-influenced art and architecture.
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