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Charles Harper · Saturday 28th February 2004, 02:33

Hey, has anybody tried to use these dumb 'paint' or 'signature' facilities that come with your software? They seem totally useless-- I can't draw a straight line with these palsied old hands, and I don't see how anyone could. Try identifying this!--

PS: Guess I should have changed the filename, eh?

deboo · Saturday 28th February 2004, 06:02

Charles,

Is it a Barn Door?.......come on!!!!

Dave.

Charles Harper · Saturday 28th February 2004, 06:14

Yes, with the absent horse...

deboo · Saturday 28th February 2004, 06:17

A bolted swallow perhaps?....

**robinm** · Saturday 28th February 2004, 06:37

I reckon it's a map of the little known Japanese island of Hirundo. Notice the 2 landing stages on the South West side.

steve_nova · Saturday 28th February 2004, 07:08

Hirundo? I find that hard to Swallow!...........I'll get my coat.

Charles Harper · Saturday 28th February 2004, 22:28

C'mon-- I wanna see someone else's effort. Is this 'paint' tool good for anything? How do you draw with a mouse? There must be a tail in there somewhere... rats! now you got me doing it.. I'll just get my second coat...

janine13 · Sunday 29th February 2004, 15:23

Here is my attempt with Paint. I like to use Adobe Illustrator for drawing because it smoothes the lines for you.

Charles Harper · Monday 1st March 2004, 03:40

Hey, that's pretty good, minx. Didn't know you were a southpaw. What is it, beyond a psittacid? So, Adobe will guess where we really wanted the lines to be?

Yours used twice the bytes mine did. I wonder why....

Jane Turner · Monday 1st March 2004, 08:33

Right.. this is a challenge... it 9.33 am here Off I go!

Jane Turner · Monday 1st March 2004, 09:03

30 mins later..and much swearing

Elizabeth Bigg · Monday 1st March 2004, 09:21

Quote:

Originally Posted by Jane Turner

30 mins later..and much swearing

Well done Jane - how about offering it to Charles for a new avatar?

alan_rymer · Monday 1st March 2004, 11:48

Any guesses?.

alan_rymer · Monday 1st March 2004, 11:50

Just for if you don't recognise it!.

Coracias benghalensis

Elizabeth Bigg · Monday 1st March 2004, 11:58

I'd rather have a photo of an Indian roller

Charles Harper · Monday 1st March 2004, 12:34

Ooh, an Uthatch! How masterful-- what a renaissance person you are, Jane.

It's a bitch, ain't it: can't imagine what in the world 'Paint' can be used for, really.

I mean, beyond drawing circles, Alan...

... and just what is wrong with my current avatar? (Isn't it amazing how a handsome man looks good in anything?)...

alan_rymer · Monday 1st March 2004, 13:09

O.K.

A proper go. Hard isn't it. See "LANG" gallery for what its supposed to be!

SimonC · Monday 1st March 2004, 15:09

Hmmm, never tried drawing birds with a mouse before, very difficult!
However, to prove that it is possible to achieve fairly pleasing results with just a mouse (& a better GFX program + a filter) I've attached something I've been working on - nothing to do with birds though!

Cheers

Jane Turner · Monday 1st March 2004, 15:12

I started trying to draw a Pallas' Warbler, but it was clearly 95% of the way to a Nuthatch!

Nice Simon!

Jane Turner · Monday 1st March 2004, 15:22

Ony 4 mins this time! cant you tell what it is yet?

SimonC · Monday 1st March 2004, 15:34

Jane,
That's the best one yet! Now if you could get that design printed onto cushion covers or something they wouldn't look out of place in the RSPB gift catalogue!

BTW they're Little Auks - obviously!

Jane Turner · Wednesday 3rd March 2004, 09:16

Little auk is the most forgiving bird to draw!

Charles Harper · Wednesday 3rd March 2004, 12:17

That may be the secret to success: stylization. Simon, a damn fine landscape. Me, I'm staying away-- it just keeps making little expandable rectangles that are emitted from my cursor...

steve_nova · Wednesday 3rd March 2004, 21:16

Well....I don't know what happened here but when I drew this (see below) in paint, and then saved it as a jpg, it all went blurred! All my blue feather highlighting gone to waste! never mind.

My Massive-headed Blue Raven (Corvus mega-caput cyanea)

ps no reference used whatsoever and drawn totally from memory.

Charles Harper · Wednesday 3rd March 2004, 21:39

Hey, we got some real off-the-cuff artists aboard!

Saturday 28th February 2004, 06:02	#2
deboo ............. Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: miles from Wisbech. Posts: 2,131	Charles, Is it a Barn Door?.......come on!!!! Dave. __________________ :-)

Saturday 28th February 2004, 06:14	#3
Charles Harper Régisseur Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: Yokohama, Japan Posts: 2,313	Yes, with the absent horse... __________________ ... al with-oute, the mewe is peynted grene, In which were peynted alle thise false foules, As beth thise tidifs, tercelets, and oules,... and pyes.... Kantorilode: Birds of Japan .
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Saturday 28th February 2004, 06:17	#4
deboo ............. Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: miles from Wisbech. Posts: 2,131	A bolted swallow perhaps?.... __________________ :-)

Saturday 28th February 2004, 06:37	#5
robinm Super Moderator Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: Kent, England Posts: 17,756 My location	I reckon it's a map of the little known Japanese island of Hirundo. Notice the 2 landing stages on the South West side. __________________ Robin Man of Kent
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Saturday 28th February 2004, 22:28	#7
Charles Harper Régisseur Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: Yokohama, Japan Posts: 2,313	C'mon-- I wanna see someone else's effort. Is this 'paint' tool good for anything? How do you draw with a mouse? There must be a tail in there somewhere... rats! now you got me doing it.. I'll just get my second coat... __________________ ... al with-oute, the mewe is peynted grene, In which were peynted alle thise false foules, As beth thise tidifs, tercelets, and oules,... and pyes.... Kantorilode: Birds of Japan .
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Saturday 28th February 2004, 07:08	#6
steve_nova Registered User Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: UK Posts: 3,858	Hirundo? I find that hard to Swallow!...........I'll get my coat.

Monday 1st March 2004, 03:40	#9
Charles Harper Régisseur Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: Yokohama, Japan Posts: 2,313	Hey, that's pretty good, minx. Didn't know you were a southpaw. What is it, beyond a psittacid? So, Adobe will guess where we really wanted the lines to be? Yours used twice the bytes mine did. I wonder why.... __________________ ... al with-oute, the mewe is peynted grene, In which were peynted alle thise false foules, As beth thise tidifs, tercelets, and oules,... and pyes.... Kantorilode: Birds of Japan .
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Monday 1st March 2004, 08:33	#10
Jane Turner Registered User Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: Hoylake, Merseyside Posts: 19,573 My location	Right.. this is a challenge... it 9.33 am here Off I go!
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Monday 1st March 2004, 11:48	#13
alan_rymer Registered User Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Woodley, Berkshire Posts: 3,800	Any guesses?. Attached Thumbnails __________________ Alan Its not an optical illusion!. It just looks like one!. Latest Life bird: Wryneck 28 Aug 2012, Black Necked Grebe 3 Sep 2012
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Monday 1st March 2004, 11:50	#14
alan_rymer Registered User Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Woodley, Berkshire Posts: 3,800	Just for if you don't recognise it!. Coracias benghalensis __________________ Alan Its not an optical illusion!. It just looks like one!. Latest Life bird: Wryneck 28 Aug 2012, Black Necked Grebe 3 Sep 2012
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Monday 1st March 2004, 11:58	#15
Elizabeth Bigg Addicted member Join Date: Jul 2003 Posts: 4,088	I'd rather have a photo of an Indian roller

Monday 1st March 2004, 12:34	#16
Charles Harper Régisseur Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: Yokohama, Japan Posts: 2,313	Ooh, an Uthatch! How masterful-- what a renaissance person you are, Jane. It's a bitch, ain't it: can't imagine what in the world 'Paint' can be used for, really. I mean, beyond drawing circles, Alan... ... and just what is wrong with my current avatar? (Isn't it amazing how a handsome man looks good in anything?)... __________________ ... al with-oute, the mewe is peynted grene, In which were peynted alle thise false foules, As beth thise tidifs, tercelets, and oules,... and pyes.... Kantorilode: Birds of Japan .
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Monday 1st March 2004, 13:09	#17
alan_rymer Registered User Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Woodley, Berkshire Posts: 3,800	O.K. A proper go. Hard isn't it. See "LANG" gallery for what its supposed to be! Attached Thumbnails __________________ Alan Its not an optical illusion!. It just looks like one!. Latest Life bird: Wryneck 28 Aug 2012, Black Necked Grebe 3 Sep 2012
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Monday 1st March 2004, 15:12	#19
Jane Turner Registered User Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: Hoylake, Merseyside Posts: 19,573 My location	I started trying to draw a Pallas' Warbler, but it was clearly 95% of the way to a Nuthatch! Nice Simon!
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Monday 1st March 2004, 15:34	#21
SimonC Still listing - I'll capsize one day Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: Stevenage, Hertfordshire Posts: 1,478 My location	Jane, That's the best one yet! Now if you could get that design printed onto cushion covers or something they wouldn't look out of place in the RSPB gift catalogue! BTW they're Little Auks - obviously! __________________ Simon Visit my ringing blog

Wednesday 3rd March 2004, 09:16	#22
Jane Turner Registered User Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: Hoylake, Merseyside Posts: 19,573 My location	Little auk is the most forgiving bird to draw!
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Wednesday 3rd March 2004, 12:17	#23
Charles Harper Régisseur Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: Yokohama, Japan Posts: 2,313	That may be the secret to success: stylization. Simon, a damn fine landscape. Me, I'm staying away-- it just keeps making little expandable rectangles that are emitted from my cursor... __________________ ... al with-oute, the mewe is peynted grene, In which were peynted alle thise false foules, As beth thise tidifs, tercelets, and oules,... and pyes.... Kantorilode: Birds of Japan .
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Wednesday 3rd March 2004, 21:16	#24
steve_nova Registered User Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: UK Posts: 3,858	Well....I don't know what happened here but when I drew this (see below) in paint, and then saved it as a jpg, it all went blurred! All my blue feather highlighting gone to waste! never mind. My Massive-headed Blue Raven (Corvus mega-caput cyanea) ps no reference used whatsoever and drawn totally from memory. Attached Thumbnails Last edited by steve_nova : Wednesday 3rd March 2004 at 21:23.

Wednesday 3rd March 2004, 21:39	#25
Charles Harper Régisseur Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: Yokohama, Japan Posts: 2,313	Hey, we got some real off-the-cuff artists aboard! __________________ ... al with-oute, the mewe is peynted grene, In which were peynted alle thise false foules, As beth thise tidifs, tercelets, and oules,... and pyes.... Kantorilode: Birds of Japan .
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