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Here's what I finally developed for the background after a great deal of experimentation. Originally it was going to be much more like Creating Balance with a starfield and round shapes and stuff...
...But in the end, I realized that it wasn't going to work - I needed to simplify the background down to the most basic elements. This is what worked best visually - it fills the space, gives you an idea of structure and stars, and doesn't totally distract you from the high-chroma tangle of dragons. Booyah. The dragons are comprised of watercolor and Prismacolor pencil on bristol board. Here's a close up shot of them --> [link] . The background is made up of pastel paper (a roughened, pre-colored paper about the same weight as cardstock) which was covered in several layers of acrylic paint and gel medium to give it shinyness and texture - up close, the brush strokes make it look like three different kinds of wood. There are shiny bits, too, and that round thing is an old earring I dug up from my collection of tacky garage-sale jewelry. There you go.  Original artwork: sold Prints: 8x10 inches not available 11x14 inches for $30 16x20 inches for $50 Dance of Balance Dance of Balance 02: Dragon Design Dance of Balance 03 Dance of Balance 03: Blue Dragon Dance of Balance 03: Gold Dragon Dance of Balance 03: Red Dragon Dance of Balance 04 Dance of Balance 05: Dragon Design |
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The background is well chosen, and the detail on the dragons are amazing.
I especially like the red dragon. ^^
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This is just fooking gorgeous, Rachael. ^^
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I think it was good idea that you made sure to simplify the background. The paper does look like wood.
Good job.
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