my first PYO gryphon (new pics nov 28)

[sunhawk]

[sunhawk]

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 😀

[lamortefille]

Wow, he’s bright! Naturally, I love it so far. I can’t wait to see where you take it from here 😀

[Alyssa]

He would match perfect in my office. Of course if you went in there he would be hard to find. I like it so far, can’t wait for more pics.

[Maria]

I like the brightness. It stands out from the natural colorings of birds and cats. How much more work until he’s done?

[sunhawk]

lamortefille wrote:

Wow, he’s bright! Naturally, I love it so far. I can’t wait to see where you take it from here 😀

heh heh another brightness fan eh? Thanks! 😀

[sunhawk]

dragonessjade wrote:

He would match perfect in my office. Of course if you went in there he would be hard to find. I like it so far, can’t wait for more pics.

Your office is bright yellow? That’s fantastic! LOL Thank you 😀

[sunhawk]

Greater Basilisk wrote:

I like the brightness. It stands out from the natural colorings of birds and cats. How much more work until he’s done?

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?

[Alyssa]

sunhawk wrote:

dragonessjade wrote:

He would match perfect in my office. Of course if you went in there he would be hard to find. I like it so far, can’t wait for more pics.

Your office is bright yellow? That’s fantastic! LOL Thank you 😀
Yes it is. I need sunglasses to go in there, but it makes me smile.

[Arlla]

It’s going to be beautiful!! I can’t wait to see it when it’s done!
Somebody needs to bust out with a bright yellow griff, tho – one that will stay all yellow, I mean! Not enough sunny yellow griffs! ^_^

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-J R R Tolkien

[drag0nfeathers]

He looks like a canary =) I can’t wait to see it completed!

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[Patricia]

I think he looks gorgous. I really love the yellow!

Arlla, want to see my first griff? I showed pics of it on the LJ but never worked up the courage to share here. Chessie said it looked like a Palomino griffen.

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[sunhawk]

dragonessjade wrote:

sunhawk wrote:

dragonessjade wrote:

He would match perfect in my office. Of course if you went in there he would be hard to find. I like it so far, can’t wait for more pics.

Your office is bright yellow? That’s fantastic! LOL Thank you 😀
Yes it is. I need sunglasses to go in there, but it makes me smile.

It would be making you smile, being surrounded by that much yellow! LOL

[sunhawk]

Arlla wrote:

It’s going to be beautiful!! I can’t wait to see it when it’s done!
Somebody needs to bust out with a bright yellow griff, tho – one that will stay all yellow, I mean! Not enough sunny yellow griffs! ^_^

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

[sunhawk]

drag0nfeathers wrote:

He looks like a canary =) I can’t wait to see it completed!

LOL that was my thought too! Thanks! ^_^

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