Shiranui

[merimask]

I finished a couple of these today...

That's Shiranui...final & most glorious form of Amaterasu, from my favorite video game Okami. 

She kicks ass.

I had to modify her face markings a little bit but not much.  Frankly she's a LOT of work.  All that red on white!  It took several layers of white, like it always does, but also several careful layers of red too since just one layer was streaky.  And then I painted the black outlines by hand with a teeny tiny brush...

But I'm really happy with the way she turned out.  I think it's going to be a popular design.  She's up in my Etsy shop already.

In other news; Greg's 85 year old grandfather passed away after a long illness.  Very sad.

Other things are happening but in the face of art and mortality they pale by comparison, so I'll save it all for Monday.
 

Comments

[(Anonymous)]

So sorry to hear about Greg's Grandfather, our condolances to your family. As in the case of my father, sometimes, after a long illness, it is best in the end that it is done, but still a difficult time. As always, stunningly beautiful masks. Best wishes.

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Thank you. Greg was lucky really; it's rare to have grandparents still alive at our age. Both his parents are still here too...I envy him. I miss my Dad every day.