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Speedy Birdby *LilaeaBluecoat

Traditional Art / Drawings / Animals

No critique desired! (LOL)

Don't take this one seriously. I don't. Wasn't a serious attempt at making a good drawing.
Had aching eyes for days (so no drawing), busy with changing computers (so no drawing), becoming a new founder of a large group here on dA (so no drawing) and then my new computer crashed while having júst wiped clean the old one, loosing pretty much everything on it including the reference for my larger 'real' drawing (so no drawing that either).
I just really really really felt like drawing something, ANYTHING and preferably not spend too much time on it (achy eyes, remember).

So this is my attempt at a sort of speed drawing. It wasn't very speedy compared to what I see out there and the result is, well, not good, but it quenched my thirst for some time with the pencils and I finished this in one afternoon, which is a refreshing change from how long they usually take.

Will most likely move this to scraps at some point, but I do promise on my front page to post all my attempts, even the not very successful ones, so here it is.

Materials:

- reference from the group

- A5 Canson C à Grain
- Staedler Mars Lumograph HB, 2B, 6B
- mechanical pencils H & B 0.3mm
- erasers; Tombow Mono Eraser, Dutch equivalent of Blu-Tack, rubber colour-shaper
- blending stumps (clean and very dirty)

Hopefully I can get back to this one soon:

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*markstewart Feb 11, 2012 Traditional Artist

What is important in doing a drawing of this type of reference id capturing life in the subject and you have done that. It looks alive. When i used to paint birds i remember how hard it was when the eye is just a black circle with a highlight in it so it has to come from outside of that and it doesn't matter if it's a beautifully rendered photographic image or a quick sketch .. anyway, you got the life in it and i think it's great .. and the soft feathering is beautifully rendered and gives it form

*LilaeaBluecoat Feb 12, 2012

Aw thanks Mark! I really appreciate your kind comment and support for this one!
I should do something like this more often actually. Not just because the practice would probably improve my speed overall, but also to start feeling less awkward about these. I need to get rid of the idea in my head that anything I make which is nót hugely detailed, is immediately inferior. Not a good thing to be feeling, as it can be quite restricting, too.

*markstewart Feb 12, 2012 Traditional Artist

To capture movement or character or life in a subject with a few deft strokes of a pencil is something to be envied indeed, sometimes too much work leads to stiffness in the image. It's hard to find the balance but i suppose that's why we will always be students. I would love to see more like this if they are as good as this and i intend to try more sketching myself this year in an attempt to find "my thing"

*LilaeaBluecoat Feb 14, 2012

You are so sweet and always encouraging!

*lightrainbow Feb 1, 2012 Hobbyist Traditional Artist

As you asked no critique, than I just say that sometimes the simplicity can be very expressive. And it's about your drawing.))

*LilaeaBluecoat Feb 1, 2012

Yes, I didn't want to run the risk of people giving serious critiques!

It was a nice practice all in itself. Focusing just on speed more than on getting every single detail exact. I feel it would do me good to do this more often. Who knows, maybe I'll even speed up at my more elaborate drawings that way?

*lightrainbow Feb 15, 2012 Hobbyist Traditional Artist

Speed is of course good, but sometimes to get really good result you don't need to hurry.)))

~littlespooky Jan 25, 2012

nice! love the framing too

*LilaeaBluecoat Jan 26, 2012

Thanks! Actually the framing bothers me, but ah well.

~littlespooky Jan 26, 2012

i like it!! lol!

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