The paints themselves are so beautiful. Aside from the gold, I used a micaceous oxide paint (expensive) which you can see in the closeup. It’s hard to photograph but is made of crushed up mica and you get this gorgeous, shiny, textured grey like, well, crushed up mica.
The entire piece is really reflective and hard to photograph. My goal was to make it look classical and timeless. What comes off as peachy in the photo is actually a titanium white for the highlights which makes it look more three dimensional.
Here it is still sitting on my easel in my studio:
This is the closeup, showing some of the cool textures as well as the mica flecks (sort of)
I’ll keep working on better photos. Anyway, I’m happy. Finishing a painting is like giving birth to a child. :)
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