This is another of my finals for the book The Description Of The New World Called The Blazing World for my uni project.
In this scene the Bird-men, who have been tasked by the Empress as her astronomers, are tasked with explaining to her their reckoning as to the nature of the Sun, Moon and stars.
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| An earlier version without acrylic textures added and some contrast fixes |
I wanted them to look like quirky old professors, trying to sound authoritative, when really most of their knowledge is composed of short sighted observations and daft conclusions.
I kept a restricted colour palette as in the past I've often used too many colours in one painting. Looking back at it now though I think I could have improved the painting by differentiating the characters more with colour.
some bits from my sketchbook:
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