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Wrenglowby `ursulav

Traditional Art / Mixed Media / Animals & Plants

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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~woozalia Oct 7, 2012

Wren!

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~ScurvyNicole Jul 8, 2012 Hobbyist General Artist

i like this very much, and i think tweaks and getting close are much preferred to tripods and swearing and such

*Justria May 26, 2012 Hobbyist Writer

I like the little bit of glow around him. Wren's can be rather demanding of one's attention when they want to be.

~Arkatera Mar 6, 2012

I love how emotive you are able to get all of your animal drawing portraits. True skill! :]

~kattrip033 Feb 22, 2012

Very pretty

~Ignis94 Feb 4, 2012

Birdy, birdy, birdy)))

~djyturz Feb 3, 2012 Hobbyist Traditional Artist

hee hee... perky butt...
it looks like it should be wielding a sword.
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~Treewoman Jan 29, 2012

I love the story of the Wren in Celtic mythology.

~A-Aelfwine Jan 27, 2012

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.

~VaguelyCreepy Jan 27, 2012 Student General Artist

I'd say you did it quite well. I love birds - they can be so pretty.

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