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The ink mass holds together without going muddy, which is the thing I keep trying to crack in acrylic. Fine line botanical work like yours has to stay clean through all those overlaps, and you've got it locked down.
Thanks for your comment. The truth is that acrylic has this advantage… it dries quickly and allows you to create overlays in a more cohesive way
The drying speed is what I envy most. I keep fighting the window where I can still blend before it sets, and you're already stacking the next layer clean.
The silhouette decision was smart here, keeping the flamingo in profile like that locks you into the posture, and you trust the form to hold it. I find that same thing when I'm framing a Joshua tree against the Milky Way: the outline does more than the fill ever could. What pulled you to flamingos as a subject in the first place?
I like nature in general... and there are birds that have an incredible elegance and I think the flamingo also has it 🙃
That elegance in the posture is what reads, yeah. The flamingo holds itself like it knows exactly how to be seen.
I really like this contrast between the background blur and the subject's sharpness
I confess that I like using spray cans to create backgrounds, it's much faster and allows a freedom that few paints have... when I paint canvases I mainly work with acrylics, mainly because of the quick drying time! So spray is much more practical. And it allows me to do many interesting playful effects... like blur... or splatters...
thank you for your comment
I haven't tried the spray yet, but the idea is good, I don't know if I could use it in my drawings. Anyway I really like the result
The spray is quite interesting and it's worth using with many mixing techniques....
If you use a stencil, it can be useful for your creations.