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Black Griffon
I had this guy tucked away for years. I didn't realize how long until I looked at Reaper's website and noticed his tail isn't the same as the ones available now. I "painted" the feathers with dry metallic pigments, using a small clay shaper instead of a brush. My goal was to match the deep hues you see in a raven or a crow in the sunlight. His body was painted with acrylics then shaded and highlighted with several layers to give the black true depth. The metallics made him very difficult to photograph. But I did so using different lighting configurations so you can see the variety of colors he possesses. He may look like two different models but I assure you he is not! lol! I used several different colors of pigments on him, Duo Blue-Green on a majority of his feathers, but also Duo Violet Blue, True Blue, a touch of Turquiose, and Mink (which is a duo brown and green). The duo colors, as their name suggests shine a different color depending on the angle of the light. It became quite a challenge to get the right colors in the right places since if I changed angles, the color shifted. The base is a simple winter theme and includes A light blue topaz semi-precious gem, black kayanite shards, and semi-translucent selenite crystals for the small ice chunk. He's actually a "test" model for another project I have planned. I'm rather pleased with how he turned out. I hope you like him. Comments are welcome! Thank you!
Posted: 10 Apr 2012
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