Emerald Peacock Swallowtail

Renee Dawson

Emerald Peacock Swallowtail

760+ views as of Nov. 14, 2009.

Featured in Fantasy Fine Art Composites and in Butterflies, skippers, moths & other Winged Insects – March 23, 2009

The Emerald Swallowtail Butterfly – also known as the Emerald Peacock or Green-Banded Peacock – is found primarily in South East Asia. It has iridescent scales that give their wings a glittery appearance.

I created the background from scratch in Corel Painter, added various texture layers, and inserted this beautiful swallowtail from an image I took at the Butterfly Conservatory in Niagara Falls.

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Emerald Peacock Swallowtail by Renee Dawson
Emerald Peacock Swallowtail by Renee Dawson
  • Renee Dawson

    Renee Dawson

  • RavenSoul

    RavenSoul

    Instant Fav!

  • Von McKnelly

    Von McKnelly

    My first thought when I saw this beauty was “looking into the abyss”.
    Coolness Renee.

  • Renee Dawson replied

    Thanks Von. Yay – that’s what I was trying to achieve – to give the impression that the swallowtail was looking down into the depths of a rainforest :)

  • Lois Bryan

    Lois Bryan

    OOOOO Reneeee!!!!! Beautiful, beautiful image, sweetie!!!!!

  • Martina Fagan

    Martina Fagan

    stunning work :)
    Tina

  • lorilee

    lorilee

    Beautiful – fabulous color!!!!!!

  • mikegood

    mikegood

    This is WOW!

  • Onions

    Onions

    Another stunner!

  • DJ LeMay

    DJ LeMay

    What an INCREDIBLY GORGEOUS background you’ve created here, Renee! I just love all of the colors and textures in this AWESOME masterpiece!! Top shelf work!! Love it! :))))

  • Renee Dawson replied

    Thank you sweetie! I’ve just started creating my own bg (meaning from scratch instead of a photo). I’m having a lot of fun with it and am thrilled that you like it :)

  • David Clark

    David Clark

    magic Renee the background looks like a misty morning jungle—congrats – great artistry – dave

  • linifer

    linifer

    Totally beautiful!!! :)

  • Rhenastarr

    Rhenastarr

    So beautiful, great shot.

  • Renee Dawson replied

    Thank you!

  • Lynda McDonald

    Lynda McDonald

    well Dear your handmade background definitely compliments this emerald swallowtail magnificently ! gorgeous

  • Renee Dawson replied

    Thanks Mom! xo

  • Beve Brown-Clark

    Beve Brown-Clark

    OMG…fab on the creation of the background…the BUTTERFLY is stunning…so rich hues…beautiful beautiful!!

  • Renee Dawson replied

    Thank you Beviekinz :)

  • ienemien

    ienemien

    great and wonderful butterfly, glad to see I know the name of this lovely butterfly, I have a photo from this butterfly too in my art list. ... Beautiful and Lovely art work for your background!! Compliments! bye ien

  • Renee Dawson replied

    Thank you very much ien. If it weren’t for the conservatories here in Canada we would never be able to appreciate, in person, many butterflies, including this one :)

  • Sensiworld

    Sensiworld

    Beautiful !!

  • Renee Dawson replied

    Thank you very much Slvia!

  • Nigdaw

    Nigdaw

    Well beautiful seems to be the general consensus and I have to add mine to it too, although it doesn’t seem enough. Brilliant picture.

  • Renee Dawson replied

    Thank you very much :)

  • Evita

    Evita

    Awesome image !! Fabulous work !! :D

  • Renee Dawson replied

    Thank you very much Evita! :)

  • DragonFlyer

    DragonFlyer

    Stunning work!

  • Renee Dawson replied

    Thank you very much!

  • RavenSoul

    RavenSoul


    Fantasy Fine Art Composites

  • Renee Dawson replied

    Thank you very much Vonne!!!

  • Tony Wong

    Tony Wong

    Wooow….beautiful !!!!

  • Renee Dawson replied

    Thank you very much Tony!

  • LYN EVANS

    LYN EVANS

    THUD!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Scrambling back up again. Flippin awesome work hon. These colours are amazing. Congrats on your feature too, so very well deserved. I can’t stop looking at this….its absolutely cracking.

  • Renee Dawson replied

    Thank you VERY much sweetie. You do my spirit good…yes you do! ((hugs))

  • LYN EVANS

    LYN EVANS

    I’m still here, looking at it!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! lol

  • TrEaSuReDiMaGeS

    TrEaSuReDiMaGeS

    Stunning!!!! :-))

  • Renee Dawson replied

    Thank you! :)

  • Jonicool

    Jonicool

    Gorgeous work!

  • Renee Dawson replied

    Thank you very much!

  • Jing3011

    Jing3011

    Beautiful

  • Renee Dawson replied

    Thank you very much :)

  • Malcolm Chant

    Malcolm Chant

    Hello Renee, Your still making the rest of us look like we’re using Box Brownines Cameras.

    This is Brilliant. You & mum should start up your own business

  • Renee Dawson replied

    Hiya Malcolm! Thank you very much dear. I hope you are doing well :

  • Scott d'Almeida

    Scott d'Almeida

    outstanding;

  • Renee Dawson replied

    Thank you very much Scott :)

  • Lois Bryan

    Lois Bryan

    congratulations on your Features, sweetheart!!!! WHEEEE!!!!

  • Renee Dawson replied

    Thank you Lois :)

  • Lucindawind

    Lucindawind

    gorgeous !!!

  • Renee Dawson replied

    Thank you very much!

  • Bunny Clarke

    Bunny Clarke

    Magnificent colors and details. A gem.

  • Renee Dawson replied

    Thank you very much Bunny :)

  • zooreka

    zooreka

    Very nice work Renee – Love the lighting in particular

  • Renee Dawson replied

    Thank you for the visit & comment :)

  • gypsykatz

    gypsykatz

    Beautifully done!!!

  • Renee Dawson replied

    Thank you very much!

  • zooreka

    zooreka

    Love this Renee – beautiful piece

  • Renee Dawson replied

    Thank you very much!

  • Joan A Hamilton

    Joan A Hamilton

    Stunning work. Really excellent use of tools! Yay digital artists!! The colours are my favourites!

  • Renee Dawson replied

    Thank you very much Joan! :)

  • Jennifer Woodward

    Jennifer Woodward

    Stunning colours – beautiful! :-)

  • Renee Dawson replied

    Thank you very much Jennifer!

  • Brian Haslam

    Brian Haslam

    Background matches well.

  • Renee Dawson replied

    Thank you Brian :)

  • Tracy Faught

    Tracy Faught

    Surreal and gorgeous! Those colours are amazing! ;]

  • Renee Dawson replied

    Thank you very much Tracy :)

  • Kseniya Beliaeva

    Kseniya Beliaeva

    beautiful picture

  • Renee Dawson replied

    Thank you very much :)

  • Jennifer Murray

    Jennifer Murray

    Very lovey

  • jesika

    jesika

    A gorgeous butterfly beautifully presented
    j

  • Nanagahma

    Nanagahma

    Very nicely done, Renee. Love this created background which matches the swallowtail so nicely. Great job.

  • Anthony Jalandoni

    Anthony Jalandoni

    Exquisite and precious!

  • Renee Dawson replied

    Thank you very much Anthony!

  • Kimberly Tilley

    Kimberly Tilley

    you did a fantastic job

  • Renee Dawson replied

    Thank you very much Kimberly :)

  • BobJohnson

    BobJohnson

    Hi Renee,
    Congratulations on your Well Deserved Feature, Truly Wonderful Work!!!!!!!!!!!
    Bob

  • Suzanne Chouinard

    Suzanne Chouinard

    Very beautifully done. Great textures and colors.

  • Renee Dawson replied

    Thank you very much Sucho!

  • banrai

    banrai

    fabulous image, stunning color

  • Renee Dawson replied

    Thank you very much!

  • DecipleofGeshla

    DecipleofGeshla

    Hey wow this is really nice, my partner is petrified of butterflies. But I love them. What methods did you use to get this effect then ? And what camera equipment do you use ??

  • Renee Dawson replied

    Thank you very much! Wow, I can’t imagine being afraid of butterflies :) A description of how this piece came about is in my write up above (right). The butterfly image itself was taken with my old Sony P&S camera – the rest of the piece I created digitally.

  • Tizme

    Tizme

    such a beautiful piece… I love this.

  • Beve Brown-Clark

    Beve Brown-Clark 11 days ago

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