Those are gorgeous!

It's only one feather x3 I forgot to mention that it's just shot under two different light sources.

Well, -it- is gorgeous ;)

Hee. ^.^ I'm wondering if I need to put a sealant on the outside. o.o And if so, what kind. I like this, and I wanna keep it looking pretty!

That's pretty... pretty.

Thanks! :3

That is awesome! Its one of these things that is so awesome that you may never want to do that again lol.

Actually, I was thinking of doing more paintings, what with the learning I did with this one. Perhaps an actual animal or the likes :3

That would be awesome to see! I've always wanted to try to paint on something thats not a conventional material. I have sketched ALL over my artist table lol.

Feathers are real nice when it comes to 'unconventional' and also being pretty. It's just... interesting to get the paint -on- there. Feathers soak up so much paint, I've found! I thought I put a good solid layer on, I came back 30 minutes later and was like "Oh my god where'd all the paint go?!" x3 There should soooo be a tutorial on feather painting.
I want to try on bigger feathers, but thing is, SO many birds in the US are protected, so almost everything is illegal to keep, including the larger feather-bearers like owls and hawks and gulls. Basically, you can have pigeon, pet birds (canaries, finches, parrots, etc), game birds (turkey, quail, ptarmigan, certain goose etc), invasive pest species and farm birds. That's it. So it's hard to get those ideal bigger feathers, say from farmed geese/turkeys/ducks.

i honestly would pay for a set of these!

Then you gotta wonder - how many is a 'set' and how big do you expect them to be? :P These are literally maybe four inches long.

im wondering how big of feathers you can get your hands on.....

I'd have to look around. Most feathers are illegal, so I'd have to get something like a farm goose/duck/turkey.

i would think turkey at least the tail feathers versus the wing ones would be substantial size

I could get some for like $10-$15 right now, though some prices are really high on the decent feathers (as much as $8 for a single tail feather).

That's also anywhere from 12 inches to 15 inches from base to tip.

hummm thats an idea let me see what i can get from my farm freinds out here and ill ship them to ya lol well i like feathers i might keep a few to maselfs

lol, providing your own feathers sure does cut the cost on paintings. Personally, I'd probably charge ~$10 for a smaller feather like this, $15 for larger, for something simple like what I've done here. I'll have to play around with painting actual creatures on them before I can come up with a price for more... 'detailed' feathers.

It is beautiful. Great job

Thank you!

Hmm, hairspray actually works really well as a sealant. i used to use it on canvas when i colored with pastels to keep the pastels from smearing when i finished, because you know how bad those are. XD Anyways, just get some super strong hairspray and it should work like a charm. ^.^