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Paivatar β White breasted nuthatch (updated)
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Published: 2013-04-30 21:22:46 +0000 UTC; Views: 763; Favourites: 29; Downloads: 5
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My love for birds continues. First time I've painted a bird digitally, took me about 3 hours.Edit. Fixed the tree bark a bit.
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well done! the little highlight on his foot is really nice.
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Thank you! I'm rather proud of this little guy
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Excellent you have the pose exactly right
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Ooo! Cool, thank you very much!
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This looks quite vibrant and Β the realism in this is stunning. It takes quite a skill to balance details and the color luminosity and this work displays that skill well...Β
Β the only thing i see that needs improvement is that the tree and the sky seem to be done in different layers... and unlike the realistic bird, the tree bark has a Β somewhat artificial feel to it...Β
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I sort of wanted to keep the focus on the bird that way, especially with the background. It needs to be blurred so it won't take away from the beauty of the bird, otherwise they'd be fighting for attention. The bark is not my proudest moment though. Thanks for the comment!
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Oh, in that case- your work is pretty cool...i too faced faced some artificialness and plasticity when painting digitally- so to curb that problem, I merge the layers and work on a single layer only- as one would paint traditionally... that way, the sharpness is as in traditional art and I also don't have to switch layer to layer to 'blend' stuff.... Take care and all the best with your works ..
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I tend to work on as few layers as possible for simplicity's sake: the tree is one layer, the bird is one and the background is one, in this case. It makes sense to utilize the possibilities of the media though, otherwise I might as well grab a brush and start painting with acrylics on a canvas 
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I too, in my earliest day with digital art- I was under a false impression that more layers meant that its gonna be more awesome- But that really wasnt the case....... so now i paint digital as traditional. I.e. one layer only ..Β
with painting like that, I believe you will reach ultra-realism in no time... 
best of luck with your future works...Β
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Ah, I think that realism is best left for photography, even if it is a sign of magnificent talent (I wouldn't be able to do it, I lack the patience among other things). To me there should still be that sense of "messy" warmth and mystery left when you finish a painted piece, be it digital or traditional. It's hard to explain what I mean exactly so I won't even try, lol Β
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hmm..yeah I see what you mean... That painting should be like a painting- if it's too realistic then it almost starts to look as a photograph- and that may not have Β the 'charm' that painted works have... Am i right.. ? Β
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Yupp, that sums it up nicely
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Beautiful! Those feathers are amazingly done.
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I am quite a fan of the choice of colors you implemented in this piece. This may see like a bit of a random thing to comment on, but I admire how you did the background. You managed to make it look realistically blurred to the correct level, and the lighting looks very nice too. I also like how you transferred the light onto the bird.
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Very nice, good; but the point is it is more "artistic" than many other "very good painting"!
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this is so cute! great use of colour
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Photoshop CS 4 and my trusty Wacom Intuos 4
Glad you like it!
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Lol, it would be a tiny hug cuz it's a very small bird 
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