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Seventh Color Cube Swap - #167, Due January 3, 2026

Oksana, I love that white poinsettia!

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Jo, I have a great reference photo of a Cardinal in a snow scene. All the colors are there! But that black mask on the Cardinal! I was just about to be ask you about it and then I saw your own depiction…….marvelous! Thank you for posting that.
 
Oksana, I love that white poinsettia!

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Jo, I have a great reference photo of a Cardinal in a snow scene. All the colors are there! But that black mask on the Cardinal! I was just about to be ask you about it and then I saw your own depiction…….marvelous! Thank you for posting that.
You could get a very dark color, close to black by mixing dark red and dark green .
 
In a great act of self restraint, I resisted the urge to do these for 4 whole days 😆 I just adore this swap.

This is the second time I have run up against a lack of lighter shades for a red colour… clearly I need more markers.

Inspired by jo.on.the.go’s revelation of a dragon last swap, I blindly ignored the seasonal vibes and went full dragon. When I went to find references, I remembered I had a book:

Learn to draw like the masters: Dragons - Collected manuscripts detailing the masters’ secrets for studying and drawing dragons by Eugene Caine

Which I had found at a used bookstore earlier in the year, and obviously immediately purchased, but hadn’t tried yet because I have too many art projects on the go. So this seemed like a perfect opportunity. Honestly this is the best Van Gogh style and Picasso style I have ever done, so apparently the secret all along was more dragons. I should have known.









(The only white is accents on the Picasso, the rest is the pale grey shade.)
These are absolutly marveillous! Love how you've combined the different style dragons and the color palette!!!!
Absolutly gorgeous set!!!
 
I forgot to mention that mine went out in the mail last Monday. I also forgot to photograph them! My brain is already enjoying the Christmas markets in London so you'd better check to make sure I signed my ATCs and included postage! Only two and a half weeks to go!! Dang, my friend is coming up the day after Thanksgiving from Sacramento to pet sit for us -- I'd better start cleaning the house and getting it Christmas ready for her!
 
If you forget to post or are unable to post pictures of your cards, I try to post pictures of them. So, Ancient Planter and others, your cards will appear in the thread. I figure that posting pictures is good publicity for the swap and it also gives the other players an inspiration for making their own cards if they are low on ideas.
 
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