Magpie, chiffchaff, bee-eater and woodpecker! Some attempt at learning to draw with colored pencils and I'm really happy with how they turned out!
Love the off-white color and texture of the bamboo paper I used, though unfortunately it's a bit too "soft" and starts dissolving when pressing too hard with the pencils. Still wasn't able to find a paper with that color that works better for pencils :')
Edit: Thanks so much for all the love on these <3 Next step is to learn to draw them from real life and not just photos!
15 Comments
oong3Eepa1ae1tahJozoosuu@lemmy.world · 11 pts · 82d
These are amazing! 😍
acockworkorange@mander.xyz · 9 pts · 82d
Holy cow! That's incredible! Kudos!
zer0hour@lemmy.world · 8 pts · 82d
nothing much to add that hasn't already been said. just wanted to echo that these are top notch illustrations! easily could be featured in a science or ornithology journal!
mourningcrows@feddit.org · 3 pts · 81d
Thank you so much! I wish I could get to a point where I can actually observe and draw them from real life and not just photos. But that's a next step then!
zer0hour@lemmy.world · 3 pts · 81d
that would be awesome! I do photography and I mostly focus on landscapes, but I've been trying to get better at take bird photos and I'm not very good at it yet. those guys are flighty!
mourningcrows@feddit.org · 1 pts · 80d
That's so cool! I'd love to do some bird photography as well, but the cameras and lenses are so darn expensive :')
Levsgetso@lemmy.zip · 8 pts · 82d
That's amazing, they look incredible!
fakeman_pretendname@feddit.uk · 7 pts · 82d
Absolutely professional-standard wildlife illustrations there.
Brilliant.
exixx@lemmy.world · 7 pts · 82d
These are so good! Thanks for sharing them!
humble_boatsman@sh.itjust.works · 6 pts · 82d
Beautiful. I was just thinking how much I would like to have a large bird print with no background hanging on the wall. This is literally what I was imagining.
mourningcrows@feddit.org · 6 pts · 81d
Thank you! After the woodpecker I made them fit certain sizes to frame them all together! Thought if I already put the work into it, might as well make them look good as decoration. That's where the off-white paper really brings it together I think!
Cybersec@piefed.social · 5 pts · 82d
Wonderful, love bird art.
Vandals_handle@lemmy.world · 5 pts · 82d
Beautifully done, thank you for the share.
HotsauceHurricane@lemmy.world · 4 pts · 82d
Love that magpie!
chonglibloodsport@lemmy.world · 3 pts · 81d
Wow, I love these! Very beautiful! Keep it up!