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phil baber
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Matteo Grilli
http://matteogrilli.blogspot.com/
No the Pied Wagtail is not awful! It's lovely, I really like the way you gave shape to the legs. I really enjoy the gentlness of your works all around.
phil baber
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Gracia Matteo!
I'd better start doing some more work! My head's been all over the place lately.
Joy and gentleness are my antidote to an often unharmonious Human World.
Here's an old study for you.
The top breakdown piece is very wooden and purely functional.
The 2 vignettes below I like. Because they capture the jizz of a bird I like. And have never seen again.
Have a special weekend everyone! B
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solitaryVSong
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Another wonderful sheet Phil. Aren't you glad that you took the time to put it all down?
phil baber
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JTMB
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Hi Phil,
I went through the last ten pages of your thread, and once again I am awed by the ability level of the folks in this forum! Great stuff - wonderful that your cartoonist background translates to your sketchbook work and style. It's also great for me to go through the threads here since I've not birded the UK and seeing the species and learning a bit about them is very nice.
I went through the last ten pages of your thread, and once again I am awed by the ability level of the folks in this forum! Great stuff - wonderful that your cartoonist background translates to your sketchbook work and style. It's also great for me to go through the threads here since I've not birded the UK and seeing the species and learning a bit about them is very nice.
Woody
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I've never seen Richard's pipit so, when I first looked at your sheet here, I thought; 'That's a wierd stance, so upright and almost stiff looking, maybe a bit too upright to be right...' Then I read the notes and there in black and white; 'Very upright stance, quite distinctive'.
It's pretty obvious that your observational skills are top notch and I'll now be looking out for giant, upright pipits! (And black ducks pretending to be coots in flight!)
Mike
It's pretty obvious that your observational skills are top notch and I'll now be looking out for giant, upright pipits! (And black ducks pretending to be coots in flight!)
Mike
ARTHUR BISHOP
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Love the Richards Pipit. the jizz is spot on Phill
raymondkphoto
RaymondK
Great studies, Phil! I especially like the Pipit. Wish I had more stuff like this of my own as reference.
phil baber
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Oh dear!
Autumn!
Been trawling the archives!
Bewick's Swans!
A strange painting is due for posting soon....:cat:
PS Thanks for all your special comments! I really appreciate them! And sorry my posts are very lax! It takes me an absolute age to work out a good "angle" for a painting! Thank you very much to all....
Autumn!
Been trawling the archives!
Bewick's Swans!
A strange painting is due for posting soon....:cat:
PS Thanks for all your special comments! I really appreciate them! And sorry my posts are very lax! It takes me an absolute age to work out a good "angle" for a painting! Thank you very much to all....
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phil baber
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Letratone by Letraset.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Screentone
I applied it to Wildlife line-work from cartoonist techniques. Wonder if people still use this stuff? These pieces were done in the early 90s!
Here's another example.:cat:
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Strandman
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that's brilliant Phil- its such a shame that so many county bird reports these days (with honourable exceptions) are all peppered with fine but boring DSLR shots when they used to be sparkling with these little lovelies
