thinking about ornithopters by the whiskers

𖤐 bottle 𖤐 20yo 𖤐 they 𖤐 mostly a lurker ao3 account (bottled_magpies) pfp art by james fenner

[bottled-magpies]

he thinks he’s so tall…

king in yellow painting! the design is by @lizardbraining / @itsrainingmonkeys, it has enchanted me greatly and is probably my favorite KIY i’ve seen yet. very fun to paint. very shape. behind-the-scenes pics under the read more

he looks reeeeal spooky all backlit

reference image:

process:

i did several layers of alternating bright yellow & king’s gold (the latter chosen purely for the name) in order to do the cloak. probably should have added a bit more king’s gold on the finished product to make the cloak have more depth/texture, but i didn’t want to risk messing it up.

i started out using paint for the crown, but later changed my mind, painted over the lines with the mars black, & used a colored pencil to draw over those areas / reopen them like a sore wound. turned out better than it could’ve!

bonus! pov you’re john doe