Starting on a new painting. Have had this painting in my head for a good while and happy to finally get starting on it.
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Bird painting progression |
I got a little carried away with painting this bird as it is only a small portion of the actual painting it is for, but I was enjoying it and thought it would make a nice little painting itself ^_^
The above painting is intended to be a painting on a traditional Japanese sliding door (Fusuma) which will be in the background of the painting.
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Sketch of the full painting. |
Above is the initial sketch I did for this painting with the progress of the bird thrown in for a quick idea of how things are going to fit together.
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Working my way through the details |
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Halfway finished the kimono |
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Quarter of Kimono left to paint |