Bones 5 Pegasus

[gmvader]

Well, I was going for a sunrise kind of effect here. It didn't really work. I think I needed to blend from yellow to orange to red and then to a sky blue to really make the sunrise come through. My daughter (9-years old) says it's not a Pegasus unless it's pink. So, I guess I know two things I can try next time...

 

[Inarah]

Lovely! 

[KruleBear]

The main, tail, and wings are awesome. The yellow transition is a tad harsh on the body, but not distracting. So a definite win. 

[charcon]

Nice love the colors 

[Big Bad Wolf]

I have seen quite a few sunrises that were pink, so there you go. I love those wings though.

Say, are you familiar with the Christen Eagle aerobatics aircraft? That was the first thing I thought of when I saw it. 

[Glitterwolf]

I like it!

Well done!

[Chaoswolf]

That's a great color scheme!

[Nial ap Morai]

Love the wings!

[Grand Slam]

I like the idea behind this and I think that, overall, the execution is pretty good. What I have an issue with is the white on the wing feathers. I'm assuming it's there for highlight purposes (please correct me if I'm misinterpreting). Highlighting the feathers to bring out the texture is certainly advised, but I feel like going right to white across all of those colors may not be the way to go (just too extreme too quick). As an alternative, I might have tried highlighting each section of feathers with a corresponding lighter color (light yellow highlighting the yellow feathers, light orange highlighting the orange feathers, and so forth). It would take more time, but I think it would look a little more natural that way. 

 

It's always a balancing act with minis. Pushing highlights to the extreme looks great when you're able to work up to it gradually through the color spectrum. But on areas as tiny as these feathers, you usually don't have enough space to work up through the spectrum to something as extreme as white (it's frustrating!). As such, I think that highlighting with lighter colors may have yielded an interesting result.

 

Anyway...just something to consider the next time you run into a mini with feathers. I really do like the concept here. I should also point out that the white on the body is incredibly smooth.

[Iridil]

I love how this turned out - the solar effect of the yellow on the white body... agree not quite a sunrise but it's  beautiful and unusual!