timwootton
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Oooo - now that's an interesting trick. But you're right to flag up the downside.
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Strandman
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Not very exciting, but I managed to squeeeze in 10mins with the old scrubbing brush and slow medium- so ripples back under control. Time to throw it in the pile and get on with something more exciting I think, but its been a useful little exercise.
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timwootton
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Yep - it's a cracker, alright. Erm. I do hope this is just a photoshop crop and not . . .
nickderry
C'est pas ma faute, je suis anglais.
yes, that looks better, time to move on, nothing blocks creativity more than thinking too much and this one's been thought about long enough, onto something else and then look at it in a few weeks. Cracking little painting though, I love how the legs are allowed to be as fluorescent as they sometimes seem.
nickderry
C'est pas ma faute, je suis anglais.
Nick breathes a collective sigh of relief on behalf of all.....:frog:
(couldn't find an appropriate smiley, but I like this one with a frog, so it'll have to do!)
Strandman
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Fun with a Lapwing in stubble yesterday afternoon before the snowstorm came- it had its rear end facing a blasting wind and blasting light so all I really wanted to catch was the white flash where the flank feathers flared out. More than a touch of displaying Great Bustard. Then I semi-wrecked the sketch by overpainting it indoors this evening. Then last is a cheat- painty sketch re-scanned in at -40 brightness before vicious crop on computah..
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ARTHUR BISHOP
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Lovely work Ed. Love the boldness of the lapwing
timwootton
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It is a terrific drawing and a fine piece of sketcho-journalism, bt I disagree that you've spoilt it with the application of colour. Works really well for me.
nickderry
C'est pas ma faute, je suis anglais.
Very CLOSE to overpainting - careful now, but you stopped at just the right time - the cleaner parts shine out all the more for having some near-mud colours and you've got a very bold lappy with some gorgeous green, and very noticeable undertail coverts - which I think the lappy would be very pleased to have!
Strandman
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Hello all- flaunty Lapwing put on one side for further thought.
Meantimes I have set myself task of doing a flock of something, so it came down to choice of Waxwings or Snow Buntings this weekend and hopefully it is apparent from a biro skit which I went for...there should be 46 of them spinning off the shingle and away when/if I get in onto canvas in presentable form. So we shall see.
Also I feel it is time I had an avatar, so Mergboy gets an outing.
Meantimes I have set myself task of doing a flock of something, so it came down to choice of Waxwings or Snow Buntings this weekend and hopefully it is apparent from a biro skit which I went for...there should be 46 of them spinning off the shingle and away when/if I get in onto canvas in presentable form. So we shall see.
Also I feel it is time I had an avatar, so Mergboy gets an outing.
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timwootton
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Snowflakes looking good so far - nice rhythmic flow to the swirl. Ought to present an interesting challenge in colour.
Merg-boy is a definite winner (although my terrible ID skills had 'him' prematurely logged as 'Shag-Man'). Sorry.
Merg-boy is a definite winner (although my terrible ID skills had 'him' prematurely logged as 'Shag-Man'). Sorry.
nickderry
C'est pas ma faute, je suis anglais.
ah, this will be a challenge - but one worth pursuing - there is a terrific little bird in there doing exactly what I sketched one doing the last time I saw one - just lifting its wings up a little and looking really fat.
Mergboy is great as an avatar - I feel inspired to get a haircut now.
Mergboy is great as an avatar - I feel inspired to get a haircut now.
Strandman
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Hmmm- wise words on colour. Think Snow Bunting and one thinks cold and wintry black + white, but actually in a flock of mostly females and first winters like this one there was a lot of warm reddish browns + white on display.
Really looking forward to seeing these snow buntings painted, from the sketch it looks like it's gonna be another instant classic. Definitely one well suited to the Keeble style I think.
Who's writing the songs for Birdforum:The Musical? Looks like you've got the costumes about sorted!
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