Bob's Book of Art (1 Viewer)

Accipiter91

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• Oct 15, 2007

• #1

Hello and welcome to the pages of my drawing book! I decided that I would upload my drawings so I could take advantage of the great wealth of experience on this forum and better my work. I hope you enjoy and please feel free to critique!

This particular bird is an Eastern Wood-Peewee Contopus virens. I am not really satisfied with this bird but I can't quite place my finger on it...

 

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jomo

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• Oct 15, 2007

• #2

Looks fine by me, man! Glad to see yet another thread going (I really can't get enough of everyone's work). Post more soon!

 

nickderry

C'est pas ma faute, je suis anglais.

• Oct 15, 2007

• #3

I can't see why you're not sure about it, it's clean, well-observed and perfectly balanced. Perhaps it could do with being done in a darker pencil to make the bird stand out a little more? Lovely drawing. Looking forward to the next one.

 

Accipiter91

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• Oct 15, 2007

• #4

Thanks everyone! I was thinking about going over it again to make the bird stand out more...I might try that after school and post the results. I probably will not post anymore new work because I am hopefully going on a trip to the mountains Wednesday! Hoping for several lifers too!

 

matt green

Norfolkman gone walkabout

• Oct 15, 2007

• #5

Great new thread Bob

And I love you drawing. Do you think using tinted paper would make a difference, hope you don't mind but I used a little computer jiggery pokery to give you an idea how much using tinted paper can improve the apperance of pencil sketches and drawings.

Matt

 

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Accipiter91

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• Oct 15, 2007

• #6

No I do not mind! Thanks for the advice and the comment! Is tinted paper hard to find? Here is a Northern Flicker Colaptes auratus "bust" that I drew a couple months ago. I like doing these because I don't have to do the wings (my least favorite part) and I can show more detail!

 

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Accipiter91

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• Oct 15, 2007

• #7

I have a question for you guys...how do you upload you work? Do you scan them or take pics with a digital camera? I use the latter method and I am not very impressed with the result. However, I have a hard bound book so it is hard to fit mine in the scanner...

 

Accipiter91

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• Oct 16, 2007

• #8

Well...I am not going to the mountains so I had some time to draw...here is a profile of a Ruby-crowned Kinglet Regulus calendula is this the same bird as the Firecrest in Europe? I am trying to play around with my scanner so I am sorry that everything is not straight....

 

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Accipiter91

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• Oct 17, 2007

• #9

Well...I have never tried doing a field sketch so here is my first attmept...actually it is a sketch from a photo of a Black-necked Stilt Himantopus mexicanus that I took last year at Ocakroke Inlet, NC. I think it shows too much detail...is this even considered a sketch!? Thanks!

 

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nickderry

C'est pas ma faute, je suis anglais.

• Oct 17, 2007

• #10

Bob, that stilt is wonderful, there's a lot of action and rhythm in it, which for me, is what bird art is about. It shows the right amount of detail, neither too much nor too little.

 

Accipiter91

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• Oct 17, 2007

• #11

Thanks! I enjoyed doing the sketch...I wasn't sure how it would turn out but I kind of like the result.

 

timwootton

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• Oct 17, 2007

• #12

I would be looking at this stilt drawing as the directon to take - I think you are suggesting enough detail and the bird is very well drawn. Nice work Bob.

 

Accipiter91

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• Oct 17, 2007

• #13

Thanks very much! I like it so I think that will be the way to go from now on!