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solitaryVSong
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Thanks Tim!
I do have a 10 pound (in weight) book on bird biology that I decided I was going to have to get out and hunt through today. I know that it has some diagrams like this. After I posted this I thought: you know maybe that is where the leg connects to the torso. Thanks so much for saving me the work. And you're right it is surprising!
This morning just as I was waking up I also remembered that Lars Jonsson has a very vivid Northern Shoveler in his 'Birds of Europe' that I should also take a look at. I still get a kick out of it: the bird stares right at you, like he's going to step off the page and bite your hand!
I do have a 10 pound (in weight) book on bird biology that I decided I was going to have to get out and hunt through today. I know that it has some diagrams like this. After I posted this I thought: you know maybe that is where the leg connects to the torso. Thanks so much for saving me the work. And you're right it is surprising!
This morning just as I was waking up I also remembered that Lars Jonsson has a very vivid Northern Shoveler in his 'Birds of Europe' that I should also take a look at. I still get a kick out of it: the bird stares right at you, like he's going to step off the page and bite your hand!
Strandman
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you've got it right- leg is anchored high and far back on all birds (have a look when you next cook a chicken), with a hidden "knee " joint, so all sorts of scope for the foot to appear from unexpected places
PWG
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Some while back we had several threads about bird anatomy and you may be interested in this site: http://www.skullsite.com/skeletons/index.htm?birdskeletons.htm~tree
solitaryVSong
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Thanks Ed and PWG,
Those skeletons are great! It was late when I posted last night and I thought 'well the leg should be down there where the other one is.' It was only when I woke up this morning that I realized the other one probably started much higher up as well.
I did know that they started a bit higher than you'd think on a bird but still couldn't visualize it up that high. I'm going to need to book mark this skeleton link for the next time I have such questions.
Those skeletons are great! It was late when I posted last night and I thought 'well the leg should be down there where the other one is.' It was only when I woke up this morning that I realized the other one probably started much higher up as well.
I did know that they started a bit higher than you'd think on a bird but still couldn't visualize it up that high. I'm going to need to book mark this skeleton link for the next time I have such questions.
solitaryVSong
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A few more duck studies, all based on photos I took. Two sketches are of American Wigeons, including a lone Mallard, and one sketch of two Gadwalls, the male squished just a bit. Finally a quick watercolor of another Wigeon.
I'm slowly working my way through most of the duck photos I've taken over the last year and will probably do a number of additional pencil studies and some quick watercolors.
Then maybe onto a more developed watercolor of ducks, or maybe a more developed pastel or charcoal. I'm starting to get antsy about not touching the charcoal and pastel in such a long time.
I'm slowly working my way through most of the duck photos I've taken over the last year and will probably do a number of additional pencil studies and some quick watercolors.
Then maybe onto a more developed watercolor of ducks, or maybe a more developed pastel or charcoal. I'm starting to get antsy about not touching the charcoal and pastel in such a long time.
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timwootton
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Lovely pencil work Ken - very appealing indeed.
ARTHUR BISHOP
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love these Ken
solitaryVSong
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Thanks for the comments all! I've been having a good time doing such 'easy' art, just drawing what I see in my duck photos. One of these days I hope it pays off with knowledge gained and that this shows up in more developed work. My guess is that as soon as I start a new watercolor, pastel, charcoal I'll forget all I've learned
Well not really but it might look that way.
Well not really but it might look that way.
solitaryVSong
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timwootton
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yes.
Woody
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solitaryVSong
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Thanks Nick et al.. I agree eith Mike about the first one being my favorite by far. I find that often if I just start painting without using a pencil I'm happiest with the results.
Knowing that I went and did the opposite on the current, horribly overworked watercolor. Those thin lines of white on the necks of the Pintails I was afraid I'd lose if I didn't pencil them in first. I'm doing these 'quick' watercolors on paper from Aquabee Super Deluxe sketchbook. It's very good. Pretty think and heavy paper and able to take quite a lot of work. But nothing like what I've done here. The paper is warped silly!
But once I got started on it I just couldn't stop. I do like the overall feel of it. But I think it would probably work best as a brand new watercolor on heavier paper.
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ChrissyM
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Hi Ken, that last one is very nice and fluid. You have been busy....
I can never work on thin paper no matter how hard I try for various reasons that I think I shall just shut up about ;-)
As for the Pintails, I like the first one for the reflections and the busier composition, it looks more natural somehow.
I can never work on thin paper no matter how hard I try for various reasons that I think I shall just shut up about ;-)
As for the Pintails, I like the first one for the reflections and the busier composition, it looks more natural somehow.
