For those of you familiar with the story of the Silver Pharaoh, you have been expecting to see the two headed tropical bird carrion! So, here are the first few just completed:
In case you have not seen the story concerning these birds, here is the paragraph describing them:
Far from restoring the glory of my kingdom, its cities fell into further ruin. Even my own Tomb City was not to be spared, though it suffered from a different manner of violation. Once a shining city of gold, almost none was to be found. These treasures had not been stolen away by looters, but instead had transformed into what looked like silver. It was not any form of silver familiar to me. Rather, it would constantly change in color and even in form, as if it were quicksilver. The braziers in the temples and tombs now glowed in strange colors of azure, green and even purple. The flames would seem to burn blue hot, yet they cast no warmth. Instead, the coldest chill I could imagine emanated from them. Even the carrion were different. Their feathers had turned the shades of exotic birds that I used to keep in my palace. Some now had a second head, mirroring the God.
Here are some WIP images of the birds:
The pillars were made from sculpey, with all the designs carved in once it had been baked. That was some seriously hard work! Wrapping the carving around the curve of the pillars was excruciating.
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