Melusine, PYO unicorn

[minxlette]

[minxlette]

Well my first unicorn. I actually found her much harder to paint than the dragon not because of the texture, but rather because without scale boundaries or anything of that nature, patterns can be much much more free form.

She started off VERY metallic and I decided I didn’t really want her quite that …uh..copper shiny penny look. So she got antiqued with a lot of raw sienna repeatedly, though there is still this cool kinda sheen to her coat as a result. it’s far more subtle and made me far happier. I added touches of blue to her legs and face to match her eyes and used metallic blue and gold highlights in her mane.

All in all, pretty happy with her. 🙂

[Alyssa]

Wow, that is really pretty. I like how you have blue in it to match the eyes.

[Maria]

Now there’s a nice unnatural design! The blue is perfectly placed. I really like her.

[Zelda]

The antiquing job is great, really makes the texture stand out. Nice!

Forever seeking: Blackwatch the raffle Old Warrior, Jennifer Miller's pieces, and GB Baby unis!

[minxlette]

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Now there’s a nice unnatural design! The blue is perfectly placed. I really like her

Thanks. I sorta have this feeling that they should have some touch of something that’s not real horse colored. The problem comes in trying to balance that with not making them look too fake. I don’t know if I’m brave enough to try a full “fantasy color” on the whole thing yet but I’ve got a week to kill and three more unicorns so we’ll see!

[Skigod377]

I like that color and the gold in the mane. Beautiful!

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