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Published: 2012-01-26 01:42:50 +0000 UTC; Views: 11169; Favourites: 594; Downloads: 118
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I keep trying to find ways to paint birds, a way that I feel like I’m doing some justice to them, but not just churning out Yet Another Wildlife Portrait. I still don’t know if I’ve found it, but this one came out kinda neat.8 x 12, mixed media (colored pencil and ink over a digital underpainting sealed to board.) Scanning this one was a bear. The blue glow is not quite so stark on the original, and the colors blend more smoothly into the background–the india ink is reflecting the light differently than the colored pencil, and that makes the scanner go into a tizzy. I had to do a lot of tweaking, and while this is close, the original is subtler. The alternative, however, involves tripods and swearing and lighting and I shudder to contemplate it.
Original for sale, prints available at Red Wombat Studio: [link]
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Comments: 41
i like this very much, and i think tweaks and getting close are much preferred to tripods and swearing and such
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I like the little bit of glow around him. Wren's can be rather demanding of one's attention when they want to be.
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I love how emotive you are able to get all of your animal drawing portraits. True skill! :]
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hee hee... perky butt...
it looks like it should be wielding a sword.
XD
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I love the story of the Wren in Celtic mythology.
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This is really very lovely. I like the quality of the lighting, and the contrast between the basic cuteness of the wee wren and the dark colours you've chosen here. The post and the twist of barbed wire round it are a nice touch as well.
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I'd say you did it quite well. I love birds - they can be so pretty.
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This is awesome. It's interesting seeing a bird that isn't a raven in dark lighting.
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Poor bird! From the thumbnail I thought his tail was the hilt of a sword... Which is a sad reflection on my brain. Lovely work though. I love the textures in the background, the squiggly wire, and (of course) the lovely bird. <3
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THis is awesome, he looks like he's the king of his domain. "Bring it!" xD
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wonderful textures. your use of details is impressive. keep it up! 
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Yeah, mixed media on a scanner equals frowny face. But the alternative does sounds stressful (I always gave up and took my large originals to a photographer for digitizing). This looks pretty spiffy regardless of the feeling you might get toward it because you know the original. The soft lighting and monochromatic nature remind me of the feeling I get from a J.J. Palencar painting.
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Brilliant!
It's as though it will suddenly move at any moment.
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I saw one of these guys for the first time the other day, and I'm pretty sure there aren't many cuter animals in existence. Lovely painting!
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Haha it looks so angry! I once took a walk with my boyfriend through some nearby stretch of woodland and suddenly this tiny wren burst out of the undergrowth, landed on a branch, and started bobbing up and down frantically and twittering its little head off at us! So brave!
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This is great, you've got a real personal style and I don't know anyone who's style is even close to yours
Great work
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Aaaaw! Beautiful! I like the overall mood of this picture, I actually think the blueish glow suits it just fine.
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Wrens are my favorite bird, and this is a lovely painting of one. I like the glow, stark or not, it comes across nicely.
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Maybe it's the barbed wire, and maybe it's the lighting, but...
... when I meet that wren's stare, I feel the icy hand of death upon me....
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so much darker than what I usually see.
great comp and I think your bird is fantastic
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Cute! And I agree, it did turn out well; an excellent depiction of a bird, but different from the normal wildlife images that one might see.
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Nice! I second the commenter who said you captured the glare...it's a specific kind of angry wren look, I think!
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This is neat. I like the colors and the slight aura around the bird. Cool. Neat texture, too. And the barbed wire on the fence? Nice touch.
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You've certainly captured the standard Passerine Glare here.
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My favorite birds. They're so ... indomitably perky, with those tails.
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