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Maebnus3 wrote:
I think I’m gonna be sick. I wanted this guy so bad. He was MINT!! I even contacted the seller before bidding and asked about his shipping- I even TOLD him he’s prone to breaking during shipping! I didn’t mention double-boxing, but I told him LOTS of bubblewrap, peanuts, AND a box bigger than just barely enough to fit him! I said that!! He said “Our Shipping will be extraordinarily careful and complete” HOW DOES A HANDFUL OF NEWSPAPER AND PLASTIC BAGS, AND 1 QUICK WRAP OF BUBBLEWRAP IN A BOX BARELY BIG ENOUGH QUALIFY?!?
I don’t know how to even begin to write to him….. it’s just not fair…..
I wouldn’t say a word, just send them the picture. That will say everything you need to say.
I hope it was insured.
Also, if you would like to send the bits to me I can attempt to repair him. I just need you to send return shipping funds.
I’m so sorry this happened to you.
Kyrin
dragonessjade wrote:Wow, that is pretty. I also noticed that the wings and scales were simular.
That was very deliberate. I designed the kirin’s paint job around the wings.
Kyrin
DragonsCavern wrote:All I have to say is WOW!!!! Your BEST yet!!! I LOVE her!! 😉 😀 OH and ADORE the wings!!! Do you make them yourself, or buy them??
I cheated, I bought them, there is a gal on eBay who makes really great wings.
Kyrin
asinnamon wrote:I like the dapples! I also have that same champange pearl color, don’t you LOVE it!
What size/type of brushes are you using to do the stimpling & edging of those dapples?
Not sure, it’s an old old brush that is a bit worse for wear, the bristles stick out everywhere, which is why it works good for this. It says CP85 on the handle.
But like I said, it’s frayed.
Kyrin
Base coated her in white, then drybrushed the pearl blue over her body, this allowed a bit of the white to show through a bit, giving her coat a more realistic look.
The dappling as it gets laid down. This is very slow going. First you make a few spots in white, I am then putting a pearl champagne color over the top, then you need to stiple the blue of her coat around the edges of the spots and in between them, this blends them in and helps them look more natural.
In the picture you can see the top spots are currently in the first step of laying it out in white, under those you can see the ones laid down and finished out a bit so you guys could see what it looks like when the effect is done.
I still have a lot to do, an then the legs need to be darker, and I plan to give her a blaze down her nose, and her mane and tail are going to be champagne.
This one will probably take me a few days.
Comments or suggestions are welcome.
More WIP pics will be forthcoming.
Kyrin
Greater Basilisk wrote:Wow, gryphondreamer, you’re getting one lovely kirin! Nice work, Kyrin. 😀
Thanks. I’m really happy with her, it’s going to be hard to send her away.
Kyrin
One never knows, something does these things.
Anyway, I’ve seen some inexplicable things. Whatever it may be, I am not going to say they is no such thing. Since you never really know, perhaps our disbelief protects us from the truth. Humans are very very good at denial. We tend to disregard things we fear or don’t understand, or if that doesn’t work, we kill it.
Here’s one of my theories. If there are really no such things as ghosts, unicorns, dragons, mermaids, elves, vampires, etc. Then why are there so many stories about them? Where did we come up with these things, and why? How do so many different people have the same creatures in every part of the world, but with different names, but similar appearance and abilities, if they don’t or never existed?
There are unicorn myths all over the world. Dating back to times when parts of the world never interacted. And in all of them, the unicorns more or less appeared the same and could heal. Why is that?
Same thing for dragons, elves, and other things.
Makes you wonder, when you really stop to think about it. How do so many different cultures and belief systems come up with the same creatures time and again?
So who can really honestly say there are no ghosts? I can’t. While we are taught by various religions that our spirits go elsewhere when we die, the big question that no one can answer is, What really does happen when you die? It’s the only question we all wonder, and the one question that we can never answer until it happens.
Kyrin
I really like the gryphon. Too bad someone is gonna beat me to it…especially since I am broke at the moment. Oh well, do another…
Kyrin
tc_cat333 wrote:Oct 21.. my friend thinks I’m stuck between Libra and Scorpio personality wise.. 😛
My brother’s birthday is that day too. What year?
Kyrin
Ooohhh…that’s pretty. You did a great job. Hard to believe he’s your first PYO.
Just beautiful.
Kyrin
ddvm wrote:Really, really cool. I like how the wings and the body are similar. She’s beautiful.
And let me tell you, pulling that off without using a lot of magenta was tough! GD didn’t want a bunch of pink…not that I blame her, the wings have enough on their own. But it made it harder to match the wings.
But I am pleased with it, haven’t heard from her yet, so I hope she is too.
Glad you picked up on that though, I really wanted the kirin and wings to match up, took some thought, but it sounds like I managed okay.
Kyrin
