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~ Green Avadavats ~

A pair of Green Avadavats (Amandava formosa) on a twig.

This piece is currently entered in the Green competition at .

I chose these particular Avadavats mostly so that i could submit them into the Endangered Species competition over at #Birds-Club . Ive wanted to do a finch/waxbill/munia type painting for a while now though, as i used to keep them when i was younger. This piece was a LOT of fun and a great way to get back into the artsy swing of things.

The birds were drawn & painted in Photoshop CS2. Referenced the plumage patterns and general shape from an old bird book of mine. Didnt reference the twig which is why it looks so crap. The background bokeh was created using one of my own photographs layered on a very roughed out painting. Usually adding real life photographs to digitally painted drawings scares me lol, as it can look so obvious, but im crossing everything that this time it worked ok. >.<

Wiki link for info on the green avadavat - a beautiful little bird: [link]

Print comes with a small signature instead of the large watermark.

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Copyright © Tamara Roche (Tamakin), please do not use or distribute without my permission.

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Placed 3rd in the 'Endangered Species' contest at .

Special thanks to:
for the feature: [link]
for the feature: [link]
for the feature: [link]
for the feature: [link] and news article: [link]
for the feature: [link]
for the feature: [link]
for the journal feature.

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Description
~ Green Avadavats ~

A pair of Green Avadavats (Amandava formosa) on a twig.

This piece is currently entered in the Green competition at .

I chose these particular Avadavats mostly so that i could submit them into the Endangered Species competition over at #Birds-Club . Ive wanted to do a finch/waxbill/munia type painting for a while now though, as i used to keep them when i was younger. This piece was a LOT of fun and a great way to get back into the artsy swing of things.

The birds were drawn & painted in Photoshop CS2. Referenced the plumage patterns and general shape from an old bird book of mine. Didnt reference the twig which is why it looks so crap. The background bokeh was created using one of my own photographs layered on a very roughed out painting. Usually adding real life photographs to digitally painted drawings scares me lol, as it can look so obvious, but im crossing everything that this time it worked ok. >.<

Wiki link for info on the green avadavat - a beautiful little bird: [link]

Print comes with a small signature instead of the large watermark.

___________________________________________________________

Copyright © Tamara Roche (Tamakin), please do not use or distribute without my permission.

__________________________________________________________

Placed 3rd in the 'Endangered Species' contest at .

Special thanks to:
for the feature: [link]
for the feature: [link]
for the feature: [link]
for the feature: [link] and news article: [link]
for the feature: [link]
for the feature: [link]
for the journal feature.

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