Oddly compelling custom order.

[merimask]

Well, sometimes I get a custom order that kinda makes me tilt my head to one side and say "Huh?".  I have to admit though, now that this one's done I think it's actually adorable.  Based on my arm dragon design...a white arm peacock.

Here's the tail, which has to lay off to one side (obviously, that's the only way it could be wearable).  She wanted it all white but I talked her into having a little color...'cause it needs it.

Here's a good profile of the head.  I know the neck is too long.  If I ever do another one I'll change the design a little.
 

And while I was out there taking these pictures, it started snowing again!  WHY???   I'm so sick of these cold gray days.  *sigh*  At least all the snow that fell last week has melted...but just look at my poor daffodils.  They were just about to bloom, and now they're all squashed-looking.

Poor things.  The ones over by Guy, the garden griffen, seem to be faring slightly better.  Probably because he watches out for them.

He has a certain dignity, even when the snow is flying in his face.

 
I just got a BIG box of leather (two hides, which cost almost 300.00!  Prices are going up), so I'll be starting that Kirin soon.  I'm going to do two different designs, just to see which works better.  I want them to look like kirin, and not unicorns, so it'll be tricky.

Comments

[golden-meliades.livejournal.com]

If you hadn't put any colour on, people would have probably thought it was a swan. I know the head thing is different, but hey...people ask how to wear wall plaques. I hardly think a little head crest thing would convince them that a white bird was a peacock rather than a swan or some other white, long-necked bird.

A white peacock is one of those things that sounds fanciful and pretty in words, but just doesn't look right irl, imo. :) The shape of the arm thingie is very nice but the lack of colour makes me think it's not finished.

I can't quite picture which part actually goes around the arm...I think I know, but I'd have to see it to be sure :)

[merimask.livejournal.com]

I agree that color was important, because to me it just didn't look enough like a peacock without the classic "eye" patterns on the tail.

And then, while I was researching the project I found this image...
http://www.fotosearch.com/bigcomp.asp?path=UNU/UNU108/u19389917.jpg
So I guess there ARE white peacocks! Still, since mine was so stylized I think it did need the color cues.

[smillaraaq.livejournal.com]

Ah, and here I thought you were only insisting on color from a design standpoint! Yep, those all-white fellows are real, I've met several of them. Very striking, ghostly-looking birdies they are next to the green or blue sort. The really odd ones, though, are the ones that mix white and blue plumage!

The tiny hints of color look lovely on this little guy. But if you ever need to do another all-white peacock, I wonder how it would turn out using pearlescent accents againt the flatter base white?