Daffodil in Any Medium

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I attempted trompe l'oiel - or, as I like to call it, "squashed bug" - for my Daffodil in Any Medium entry this year.  It's hard to tell, but gold is used for the bark texture and highlights on the flowers.  The pearls also have a touch of shimmer to them.
Two very different exemplars were used to try and create the effect of a painting of a daffodil.
The most impressive part is that I'd spent the rest of the week making the 3 championship warrants for the event and only started my entry a day and a half before the competition.  The winner this year was Baron Aristophanes who distilled freaking daffodil whiskey because of course he did! 
 
   
 
 
 

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