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Penny-Dragon — Brolgas Dance

Published: 2012-08-09 12:23:46 +0000 UTC; Views: 1439; Favourites: 15; Downloads: 33
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Description My entry for the 's national animals contest.

So I looked at the national animals for my country (Australia) and they were a kangaroo and a emu, and the unofficial one was a koala. I didn't feel like drawing any of those animals, so it was good the rules said we can do our states animals if we want (I'm in Queensland). So I got to do a brolga!

So brolga do this cool mating dance, so I did something similar in my drawing. The biggest thing with this picture is I'm not sure these guys are anthro enough. Birds can look really weird when turned anthro, so I gave them clothes and brains and I hope that's enough :S

I'm getting into this style of art more. It can look really good done well. Dunno if it count's as enough effort or not, seeing as there's no background or shading. But I did spend a good 5 hours on it Oh and we had to put in special symbols into our drawing to prove they were done for this comp. I ended up using three, as it meant I didn't have to make up cool markings to go on the birds, I could just use the cool markings available

Anyway it was fun doing it, so I don't care if I win or not
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Comments: 7

LiimLsan [2012-08-14 22:36:57 +0000 UTC]

Trust me, anthro birds are insane. In general, I give them a torso and shorter wingspans, and leave it at that. (The legs start halfway up the abdomen...)

This a beautiful and sensitive piece...
Plus, you have such an individual style of drawing heads. I like people who break the mold.

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Penny-Dragon In reply to LiimLsan [2012-08-15 09:26:59 +0000 UTC]

Thanks. I don't really think it's that spectacular, but I'm glad you like it

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LiimLsan In reply to Penny-Dragon [2012-08-16 06:30:01 +0000 UTC]

Leave 'Der Ring Des Nibelungen' to Wagner and 'Jupiter and Semele' to Moreau. It doesn't need to be spectacular, it's just really really fucking good. 0.e

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Stygma [2012-08-10 00:28:39 +0000 UTC]

Good luck! I'm stuck with my ... beavers! I don't know if I'll make in on time!

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Penny-Dragon In reply to Stygma [2012-08-10 00:46:11 +0000 UTC]

haha, beavers would have been cool to do Good luck to you too

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grafffite [2012-08-09 22:15:29 +0000 UTC]

That is lovely!

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Penny-Dragon In reply to grafffite [2012-08-10 00:35:34 +0000 UTC]

Thanks

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