my first PYO gryphon (new pics nov 28)

Heyla! I feel very silly because i bought my PYO back in the summer and only now am i getting around to painting it heh heh

So here’s my progress shot after about two painting sessions, probably about 6 hours total

I’m going for the coloration of my Sunhawk self, i believe some people call that their fursona? Anyway, i want the colouration to be like a sunbeam and near the end i hope to add some subtle interference so that you also get an impression of light coming through a prism ^_^

I’ve been taking progress pics almost out of fear because i sometimes worry that at the end of a session, i’ll look at it and go “CRAP CRAP CRAP! ARG RUINED!!” LOL So far so good! This is one of the soft-feather gryphons, i’m really interested to paint one of the sharper feathered ones after this. The first coat i did was of just yellow as a base coat/wash and i was amazed by all the detail as i let my brush act like tiny fingers for me, feeling all the surfaces and textures. I am superimpressed by the level of realism on a level that’s very different from just the visual, oh i am not worthy!! LOL

Been a few minute mistakes that i’ve had to fix, such as accidently getting newspaper ink on certain parts as i tried to move the gryphon around to get at hard to reach areas – beware loose inks on your tabletop! >_< Here i was trying to not make a mess! LOL

Anyway, i thought i’d post a few progress shots so that i can keep motivated to finish the piece ^_^ I’m using entirely acrylic because i have a fairly large selection of Golden and other brands from my time at uni taking painting classes heh heh ^_^ After i took these pics, my next session dealt with adding details and picking out specific feathers more, deepening the orange on the back towards Cadmium Red mixed with a bit of Raw Sienna to keep it from being a bit too garish 😀

heh heh another brightness fan eh? Thanks! 😀

Thank you 😀 I almost made him into a red-tailed hawk colouration but then i went “screw it, bright colours all the way!” LOL

Hmmmmmm, the next session i’ll probably do a few more touch ups and then start doing the thin layers of interference i have in mind and then i’ll decide whether to mask the eyes and use a gloss spray on him or whether to use glossy gel medium with a bit of self-leveling gel to eliminate the brushstrokes. So two more sessions probably? Another 4-6 hours?

Thank you! ^_^

I was almost tempted to leave him just shades of yellow but I had to try my hand at different colours, i need colour, the more colours the better! LOL