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CARIBBEAN FLAMINGO Phoenicopterus ruber (NOT A PHOTOGRAPH OR PHOTOMANIP)by DilettantO
Yeah, I know it looks like a photograph, but as is always the case with me, it isn’t. It’s yet another digital painting I created using Corel Painter v10. So you thought birds didn’t have teeth? Look closer…
Owen this is as amazing as ever! Simply BRILLIANT work and detail- wow…the teeth!!!
Thanks Rosie. I’ve been off RB radar recently for a number of reasons, one being I am in the middle of a ‘work slump’ and have had nothing new to post, until now. I have a couple of jobs to do, so I will be around for a bit. Yeah, the ‘teeth’ were a surprise to me too. It’s actually a deep serration along the beak edge, but in c/u they look EXACTLY like tiny teeth. Wouldn’t like to upset one of these babies! Take care XXX
– DilettantO
mwilneffover 1 year ago
Excellent work Owen.Love the work of the feathers.Very impressive.Take care!! Marty
Thanks Marty. Haven’t tackled a flamingo before…and with those scary looking ‘fangs’ I think ‘tackling’ one for real would be a very bad move…Feathers, as always, are interesting to paint, as I’m sure you have discovered. Take care mate.
Thanks Tainia. All is ‘well’, a lot moreso that it was, but the ‘dust’ has yet to settle…Hope it has where you are and that any nearby water isn’t in too close a proximity…XX
Thanks. I actually use a very old and vastly superseded Wacom Intuos GE tablet. I have tried a few much more recent Wacoms but to be honest, I don’t need tons of bells and whistles. I like to keep it simple.
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Owen this is as amazing as ever! Simply BRILLIANT work and detail- wow…the teeth!!!
Thanks Rosie. I’ve been off RB radar recently for a number of reasons, one being I am in the middle of a ‘work slump’ and have had nothing new to post, until now. I have a couple of jobs to do, so I will be around for a bit. Yeah, the ‘teeth’ were a surprise to me too. It’s actually a deep serration along the beak edge, but in c/u they look EXACTLY like tiny teeth. Wouldn’t like to upset one of these babies! Take care XXX
– DilettantO
Excellent work Owen.Love the work of the feathers.Very impressive.Take care!!
Marty
Thanks Marty. Haven’t tackled a flamingo before…and with those scary looking ‘fangs’ I think ‘tackling’ one for real would be a very bad move…Feathers, as always, are interesting to paint, as I’m sure you have discovered. Take care mate.
– DilettantO
Outstanding dear ‘O’ Hope all is well xx
Thanks Tainia. All is ‘well’, a lot moreso that it was, but the ‘dust’ has yet to settle…Hope it has where you are and that any nearby water isn’t in too close a proximity…XX
– DilettantO
Wonderful artwork !
11 February 2011 … one image a day
Thanks Trish. Another new challenge…A bird with ‘teeth’. Another first! XX
– DilettantO
Beautiful!
Thank you Barbara. I guess they are rather lovely birds, but I find that beak a bit scary and I’m not sure about the ‘wild’ eye either….X
– DilettantO
I can imagine the hours gone into this, simply stunning!
Thanks Heidi.
It took about 20 hours to paint. A bit longer than normal but a lot quicker than if I had painted it with trad media.
– DilettantO
Gorgeous work, O! How are you btw? Ok?
Thanks Hillie. I’m okay, but I could be more ‘okay’…. Thanks for asking. X
– DilettantO
Beautiful work….what digital tablet do you use?
Thanks. I actually use a very old and vastly superseded Wacom Intuos GE tablet. I have tried a few much more recent Wacoms but to be honest, I don’t need tons of bells and whistles. I like to keep it simple.
– DilettantO