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Published: 2012-01-03 17:31:14 +0000 UTC; Views: 2106; Favourites: 61; Downloads: 0
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Subject = Parrot Media = PhotoshopI used a couple of design brushes for the plant in the background (some of the plants were painted with regular Photoshop brushes, though), and I used the Texturizer filter on the branch the bird is sitting upon.
For the feathers, I used the smudge tool on the edges, set to around 40%, using one of the odd-shaped brush tips. I blurred the plants to keep the focus more on the bird in the foreground.
Please do not use this image without my permission. Some of my other animal art:Related content
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your art has been featured here [link]
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Thank you, AD1970! I appreciate it
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you are very welcome
best wishes and keep up with the good work too
Andrew
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Very nice. I'm glad you don't object to having this added to favorites!
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Thank you for the nice comments about the drawing.
I don't mind people faving my art or collecting if they happen to like it, but I do get concerned when I see people taking art by someone and not crediting that person, which has happened on deviantArt. (One of my friends found out someone stole one of her digital paintings hosted on deviantArt and used it on a CD cover in Russia.)
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Oh, that's bad!
I know I wouldn't mind if someone downloaded one of my pics to use as a computer screensaver or background or even printed it out to look at, but using someones art to make money and not even crediting them? BAD! BAD! BAD!
What happened with your friend? Was she able to make the CD company stop using it or give her retribution for it?
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I'm not sure what happened, I forget what she told me about it. I don't think she was able to do much of anything, if I recall correctly.
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Probably not, as anything between countries is inherently difficult. And copyright of online property especially difficult to enforce, at all. 
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it almost looks like a photograph! absolutely stunning!!
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Of course, you're welcome!
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That is amazing, I seriously thought it was a photo but now I think it looks better than one
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This is amazing, girl!! I bet people think this is a photo and don realize you painted it...Really amazing realism here
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Thank you. I actually was not trying for photo-realism; I decided about a year or more ago to give up on that. For years, I tried to strive for it but always fell short.
I used to stress out over getting every last little detail to match whatever photo I was working from, but I don't do that anymore - which makes painting and drawing a lot more fun!
I do try to get my drawings/paintings to match the photo pretty close, but not at 100%.
(I've seen artists who can do that, and good for them, but I don't think I can pull it off. Instead of trying to be something I'm not, I'm trying to make the best of what I already do or have.)
Thanks for much for the kind comments and for requesting this for your group.
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Dang that should have been "Thanks so much for the..."
When will dA give us edit buttons to fix our posts??!?!?
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