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  1. Stonefaction

    Getting back to drawing...

    No worries, Mike. I had someone question the Mute Swan too..... certain that the neck shouldn't be curved where it met the water......https://x.com/SFbirding/status/1747398806121898172?s=20 EDIT: P.S. Nice pic.
  2. Stonefaction

    Getting back to drawing...

    Thanks, Lisa. I never really drew wildlife/animals before (bar a handful of random stuff) - I wasn't a birder back when I used to draw so there was no real reason to try to draw birds. I tended to draw planes, or old city views etc, and I did a lot of other 'creative' sorts of stuff too...
  3. Stonefaction

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    Final batch for January. Probably gonna have a break from birds for a month....(at least). Swallow, Red Necked Grebe, Auks (Razorbill, Guillemot & Puffin), Little Grebe, Great White Egret, Great Northern Diver, Little Tern and Ruddy Duck.
  4. Stonefaction

    Getting back to drawing...

    Thanks, Myyraap. I'd only ever drawn a few birds previously (wasn't really into birds back when I was drawing more) so I'm still more or less learning how to. The results are rather mixed and there are many that I'm not overly happy with (including one rather 'cartoony' drawing that should have...
  5. Stonefaction

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    Thanks, Mike. On the photos I copied from the LTD and KE foreheads were pretty much that steep. Where I seem to have gone wrong is the heads don't go back quite far enough on my drawings which makes them look 'wrong'. The Med Gull is my own favourite of this bunch.
  6. Stonefaction

    Getting back to drawing...

    A few more - Mute Swan, Oystercatcher, Black Headed Gull, Black Tailed Godwit, King Eider, Long Tailed Duck, Sand Martin and Mediterranean Gull. Bit of a mixture quality-wise again. Happy with some, less than happy with others, but gotta keep the daily drawing going for as long as I can...
  7. Stonefaction

    Getting back to drawing...

    Thanks. Got a lot on my plate just now so not yet got the time to do 'it' right. Hopefully at some point, I will have the time to actually do 'it' right and enjoy it. :)
  8. Stonefaction

    Getting back to drawing...

    A few more.....Gannet, Collared Dove & Ringed Plover.
  9. Stonefaction

    Getting back to drawing...

    We don't usually get petrels in Dundee either.....right place at right time (and a bit of a hunch).
  10. Stonefaction

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    That's why I put the ;) Thanks for the compliment though. It is very much appreciated. I'm relatively happy with the Eider and the Puffin but the Manxie and Goldfinch would've gone in the bin and I'd have drawn something else if I'd been in a better mood that night..... It's not meant to be...
  11. Stonefaction

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    Is that a subtle hint that they are actually as bad as I suggested and captions would be helpful, Mike? (Though if you know what they're meant to be, you'll see how bad they actually are). ;) Kingfisher, Nuthatch, Storm Petrel, Eider, Magpie, Avocet, Red Throated Diver, Manx Shearwater...
  12. Stonefaction

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    Thanks, Kees.
  13. Stonefaction

    Getting back to drawing...

    Pre-internet days I used to be quite creative in my spare time. One of the things I used to do quite a lot was a spot of drawing. My 'style' of drawing seemed to suit inanimate objects such as aircraft and 'Old Dundee' street scenes and I struggled to get animals and birds to look 'alive'. I've...
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