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Peregrine Falcon -- portrait study
F5 for update! Got a great critique from Clandestine~
I need to do more studies. I hate doing them from photos, but it’s the best way to see animals that would shred my face or necessitate laser eye vision to see them from three miles away. B:
I'm probably gonna do a bunch of bird ones since bird heads are so similar yet different at the same time.
I think this was little over an hour from start to finish?
http://images.nationalgeographic.co.....59_600x450.jpg
I need to do more studies. I hate doing them from photos, but it’s the best way to see animals that would shred my face or necessitate laser eye vision to see them from three miles away. B:
I think this was little over an hour from start to finish?
http://images.nationalgeographic.co.....59_600x450.jpg
Category Artwork (Digital) / Portraits
Species Falcon
Size 943 x 900px
File Size 361.8 kB
Thank you! I got a great critique and ended up editing things... the beak should be even beakier than it was before! ;)
Yeah, photographs are probably an easier way to do things for birds. As a kid I could lure pigeons into range to draw them, but birds of prey... xD
Yeah, photographs are probably an easier way to do things for birds. As a kid I could lure pigeons into range to draw them, but birds of prey... xD
I didn't do that here... the lasso tool is awesome if you start painting more geometrically (if you have the general shape of a feather and you do basic shading, it's really easy to go over it with detail later). In this case I was just durdling around with my brush. c:
But whereeeeeee? My car gets about 15mpg (and I live on the other side of town from work) so searching for a falconer willing to take photos might have to wait until I get a new car in the fall. B:
As a kid I wanted to be a falconer, but then I realized 2+ years of doing nothing but training birds didn't really work with doing nothing but drawing. 8(
As a kid I wanted to be a falconer, but then I realized 2+ years of doing nothing but training birds didn't really work with doing nothing but drawing. 8(
I do! If you go to my FAQ (conveniently listed on my front page but hard to see, so here's a link: http://www.furaffinity.net/journal/2210948/ ), I do have a very large pack for download. :)
Thank you! I had a good critique so I did a few edits to the facial structure. :)
I prefer white for utilitarian reasons... I usually compile things together to print for my own reference (sketches/studies on the computer can still be put into a sketchbook, herp derp). I always paint for print; the white here wouldn't be quite as offensively bright when put on a sheet of paper.
I prefer white for utilitarian reasons... I usually compile things together to print for my own reference (sketches/studies on the computer can still be put into a sketchbook, herp derp). I always paint for print; the white here wouldn't be quite as offensively bright when put on a sheet of paper.
I love your digital painting style ♥ It's so amazing, and I'm crazy jealous.
A tip for the Peregrine, though, especially if you're doing it as a study (and like you said, you only had a photo to work with, so it would be harder to pick up on some aspects) :3 If you dislike critique, please stop reading and disregard this:
The eyes are a little too small for this particular bird of prey. Peregrines are relatively small, and their eyes are large and somewhat bulbous, and their beaks are small and sharp. (http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/7/76/PeregrineTubercle.jpg ) The eyes of the bird are also very dark.
The bird you drew is closer to the larger raptors, like Red Tailed Hawks and eagles.
The other thing is the colors, but that might just be an artistic choice on your part, so take this with a grain of salt, haha..
Peregrines are more in the cold color spectrum: Dark navy blues, pale lemon yellow around the beak and eyes and feet, and steely bluish gray beaks. (Though the spots down the front are usually more of the brownish reddish color you used :3 )
Other than those nitpicky things, this is gorgeous and I hope you do many, many more ♥ I just thought you might like some constructive critique, since this is a study of the bird, and not a piece of art made for painting practice, other purposes etc :3
A tip for the Peregrine, though, especially if you're doing it as a study (and like you said, you only had a photo to work with, so it would be harder to pick up on some aspects) :3 If you dislike critique, please stop reading and disregard this:
The eyes are a little too small for this particular bird of prey. Peregrines are relatively small, and their eyes are large and somewhat bulbous, and their beaks are small and sharp. (http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/7/76/PeregrineTubercle.jpg ) The eyes of the bird are also very dark.
The bird you drew is closer to the larger raptors, like Red Tailed Hawks and eagles.
The other thing is the colors, but that might just be an artistic choice on your part, so take this with a grain of salt, haha..
Peregrines are more in the cold color spectrum: Dark navy blues, pale lemon yellow around the beak and eyes and feet, and steely bluish gray beaks. (Though the spots down the front are usually more of the brownish reddish color you used :3 )
Other than those nitpicky things, this is gorgeous and I hope you do many, many more ♥ I just thought you might like some constructive critique, since this is a study of the bird, and not a piece of art made for painting practice, other purposes etc :3
(Bah, I thought I was going to bed! I was gonna answer these tomorrow... but I felt compelled to do yours tonight while I had some motivation)
You are totally right on the eyes! I think because I drew anime when I was younger, I overcompensate by making eyes tiny on purpose... uguu anime this is not. I do like highlights in eyes, but I added some blue to make it appear darker without losing any shine. Awww yeah.
Though I don't necessarily agree with the colors in this particular instance (I think it's all a matter of lighting, since the peregrine looks pretty warm-ish in my photo), in other references they do certainly look bluer! I'll keep it in mine for next time I paint... I'll probably do a few more studies of these guys before moving onto something else. :)
And if you refresh, you'll see something that more closely resembles the animal I attempted to paint! Thank you so much for the critique, it was super helpful!
I do like getting critiques if they're based in some subset of reality... I've received many in the past that were more-or-less berating me for drawing in a square canvas or other irrelevant things. Since no real artist ever uses squares. B:
And with this, I will actually go to sleep. XD Again, thank you very much!
You are totally right on the eyes! I think because I drew anime when I was younger, I overcompensate by making eyes tiny on purpose... uguu anime this is not. I do like highlights in eyes, but I added some blue to make it appear darker without losing any shine. Awww yeah.
Though I don't necessarily agree with the colors in this particular instance (I think it's all a matter of lighting, since the peregrine looks pretty warm-ish in my photo), in other references they do certainly look bluer! I'll keep it in mine for next time I paint... I'll probably do a few more studies of these guys before moving onto something else. :)
And if you refresh, you'll see something that more closely resembles the animal I attempted to paint! Thank you so much for the critique, it was super helpful!
I do like getting critiques if they're based in some subset of reality... I've received many in the past that were more-or-less berating me for drawing in a square canvas or other irrelevant things. Since no real artist ever uses squares. B:
And with this, I will actually go to sleep. XD Again, thank you very much!
Oh wow oh gosh I didn't think you'd actually reply let alone make changes to the image???
This is amazing ♥
The changes you made are very nice, and the bird looks quite Peregrine...-y now~
This is a guess, but... you ref'd this photo, right? http://images.nationalgeographic.co.....59_600x450.jpg You're right, it does look very warm. Especially with that lovely brown gradient background. Goes to show how much lighting and surroundings really make a difference o.o
Ahh! I'm so glad you liked the critique, I was worried you'd be offended or... I don't even know, actually XD
Also...
Ahaha squares XD REAL ARTISTS ONLY USE HEXAGONS, JEEZ. DO YOU EVEN LIFT.
This is amazing ♥
The changes you made are very nice, and the bird looks quite Peregrine...-y now~
This is a guess, but... you ref'd this photo, right? http://images.nationalgeographic.co.....59_600x450.jpg You're right, it does look very warm. Especially with that lovely brown gradient background. Goes to show how much lighting and surroundings really make a difference o.o
Ahh! I'm so glad you liked the critique, I was worried you'd be offended or... I don't even know, actually XD
Also...
Ahaha squares XD REAL ARTISTS ONLY USE HEXAGONS, JEEZ. DO YOU EVEN LIFT.
Hahahaha! Yaaay, glad it looks more like one! And yeah, some artists are loose cannons when it comes to critiques (forgetting that the critiquer WANTS you to improve and spent the time typing out a response). I watch one on tumblr where she gets upset or replies snarkily to fairly innocent asks. She's talented, but... a good attitude will get you further in life. :/
The photo's actually been listed in the bottom of the comment when I first posted. Might be a little hard to see though. :)
Oh god can you even imagine stretching canvas or something over a hexagon frame? Sounds... harder than it should. D: At least digital lets you do that png transparency thing.
The photo's actually been listed in the bottom of the comment when I first posted. Might be a little hard to see though. :)
Oh god can you even imagine stretching canvas or something over a hexagon frame? Sounds... harder than it should. D: At least digital lets you do that png transparency thing.
I agree completely :3 I know a couple people like that too, and it's just... really sad. They're usually the ones that feel really unhappy and alone inside, too (And express this by posting journals about it...which doesn't tend to help all that much unfortunately).
Aah, so it is! Hurgh, I'm a dumb. .....oh hey, it's the right picture though, at least XD I'm a little happy.
And I actually googled "hexagon canvas" just now, because that made me wonder if anyone had tried.... and I was ridiculously surprised:
http://www.sinofirst.com/upload/200.....4013005266.jpg
and a painting too!
http://www.foundmyself.com/gallery/albums/userpics/10995/Forest_in_greens_on_Hexagon_25,4cmx6sides_%28web%29.JPG
I didn't even know this was a thing. I was just being ridiculous D: Why is this a thing??
Aah, so it is! Hurgh, I'm a dumb. .....oh hey, it's the right picture though, at least XD I'm a little happy.
And I actually googled "hexagon canvas" just now, because that made me wonder if anyone had tried.... and I was ridiculously surprised:
http://www.sinofirst.com/upload/200.....4013005266.jpg
and a painting too!
http://www.foundmyself.com/gallery/albums/userpics/10995/Forest_in_greens_on_Hexagon_25,4cmx6sides_%28web%29.JPG
I didn't even know this was a thing. I was just being ridiculous D: Why is this a thing??
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