04. display

I promise, everything worked out a-okay.  I was freaking out because of my technical difficulties with my feathers, but in the end it all worked out.  As it always seems to do.

I should note that cutting the bird out took FOREVER.  My fingers still have cuts in them from pushing too hard.  But it was absolutely worth it -- the thing I am most proud of is the quality of the lines I cut and how well the outline turned out.

I decided that rather than having every eye covered in a peacock feather, they would be placed sporadically throughout the bird.  The eyes without the peacock feather would be the shelves.  I made these wide enough so that they would hold at least two boxes.  This way, sales persons would not have to replace boxes constantly.  Also, having some permanent feathers allows for the same effect of the peacock, even if all the boxes had been bought and no one had come to replace them yet.

As shown here I made small eyeshadow cases that fit perfectly into my shelves.  As aforementioned, two or more boxes could fit on the shelf.

The peacock's body was done in a blue glitter paint that I mixed myself.  I bought Gold Mica and mixed it in with a blue acrylic that I had.  Once that dried I rendered the body in the Gold Mica.  I wanted the body to be metallic without being too overwhelming.  The reason I was set on the body being metallic is because a peacock feather has a metallic tint to it, and the eyeshadow I put in my packaging also had a shimmery quality and I wanted that reflected in the body of the bird.