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Species Crow
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Small snipper of a big piece I'm working on. I don't normally color like this... or at all... but I think it's working nicely? Now if only I could DRAW avians.
Need to fix the shading on his beak.
I'll scrap this when I complete the piece.
Random note, Iceman all over TV, Iceman.
Dublin © himself and I
**Moved to scraps 01/27/08
Need to fix the shading on his beak.
I'll scrap this when I complete the piece.
Random note, Iceman all over TV, Iceman.
Dublin © himself and I
**Moved to scraps 01/27/08
Category Artwork (Digital) / Animal related (non-anthro)
Species Crow
Size 455 x 206px
File Size 66 kB
Nice crow. :)
I'm not sure if the eye color is a character-specific thing, but crow eyes actually turn brown when they grow up. When they're babies, it is blue. :)
There's a book I use for reference on feather positioning on bird wings. Its on birds of prey, but if you look at photos of crow/raven wings you can sort of apply what you see in terms of feather arrangement on the bird of prey to the corvid. I can't remember the author off the top of my head (I haven't looked at it in quite awhile), but I'll let you know next time I'm online.
I'm not sure if the eye color is a character-specific thing, but crow eyes actually turn brown when they grow up. When they're babies, it is blue. :)
There's a book I use for reference on feather positioning on bird wings. Its on birds of prey, but if you look at photos of crow/raven wings you can sort of apply what you see in terms of feather arrangement on the bird of prey to the corvid. I can't remember the author off the top of my head (I haven't looked at it in quite awhile), but I'll let you know next time I'm online.
The eyes are actually a character thing; the fella he's based off of (a friend of mine who I haven't corrupted into the furry fandom yet, YET LOL) has gorgeous blue-green eyes. But I didn't know that the babies had blue eyes! Makes me wish I'd ever seen a baby now (only real ref I have is Bailey, a dorky crow who lives at the building I work out of and likes to swoop down to eat my popcorn.)
And I'll have to look at some books; so far anything I've drawn of bird-boy has been completely off the top of my head. :)
And I'll have to look at some books; so far anything I've drawn of bird-boy has been completely off the top of my head. :)
Well, here's that book I mentioned if you think it might come in useful..
http://www.amazon.com/Birds-Prey-Fl...../dp/0811702421
The reason I mention this one specifically is that it is full of simple lineart illustrations, and they literally show how each and every individual feather is arranged on the wing. I think that makes it easier on the eyes when you're going for detail. :)
http://www.amazon.com/Birds-Prey-Fl...../dp/0811702421
The reason I mention this one specifically is that it is full of simple lineart illustrations, and they literally show how each and every individual feather is arranged on the wing. I think that makes it easier on the eyes when you're going for detail. :)
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