Fast_falkon
Dutch birder
hi all
will you please rate my first ever serious attemt?
-/10
will you please rate my first ever serious attemt?
-/10
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Rate -/10 please? first ever serious attempt (1 Viewer)
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Steve Kershaw
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Hi fast falkon. As this is your first attempt at a kingfisher? I would give this 5 out of 10 as a brave try. You need to do lots of practice and be a bit looser with the pencil to give more texture and contrast. The overall shape isn't too bad though! The main thing is to enjoy drawing and do lots of it. Hope this is ok? Cheers from Steve.
Woody
Well-known member
Kingfisher is a very tricky bird to tackle FF. The way that the oranges, whites, blues and blacks interlock around the head needs a lot of careful observation to work out!
Steve's right about the shape you've got and also about drawing in a looser way. Try getting hold of some big paper, and drawing 'from your elbow' if that makes sense.
Perhaps try a nearly life size heron or somesuch if you want a birdy subject, or better yet, draw some random objects that you can collect up, shoes, soft toys, twigs etc. It will help with the flow of your lines and you'll see your drawing will improve a syou practice.
Pretty good effort I'd say, and keep it up, you'll enjoy it more and more and then you'll be as hooked as the rest of us!
Woody
Steve's right about the shape you've got and also about drawing in a looser way. Try getting hold of some big paper, and drawing 'from your elbow' if that makes sense.
Perhaps try a nearly life size heron or somesuch if you want a birdy subject, or better yet, draw some random objects that you can collect up, shoes, soft toys, twigs etc. It will help with the flow of your lines and you'll see your drawing will improve a syou practice.
Pretty good effort I'd say, and keep it up, you'll enjoy it more and more and then you'll be as hooked as the rest of us!
Woody
Fast_falkon
Dutch birder
thanks to both of you 
i will try to try some random object's now
i will try to try some random object's now
timwootton
Well-known member
I think the advice offered above is sound. What I think I'd suggest is to look at the larger shapes of head, body and tail - look where the legs emerge from the feathery body and keep them simple. The detail ought to be added later, once the drawing looks right.
Simple fact - the more you do the better you'll get.
Keep at it.
Simple fact - the more you do the better you'll get.
Keep at it.
ARTHUR BISHOP
Well-known member
Good advice. JUst loads of practise, the more you look the more you will see and be able to get down on paper.
Fast_falkon
Dutch birder
Thanks all.
To woody: im now drawing some sort of clock on a statue.
i'll upload it when it's done.
To woody: im now drawing some sort of clock on a statue.
i'll upload it when it's done.
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