Here is a little drawing of a grosbeak:
And it is blind contour Friday as well, so I present you with today's attempt.
I hope you aren't totally sick of this poor eagle, but I've decided to stick with him until I get it right. I must say I find him to be quite cute even when his beak doesn't meet.
I am looking forward to having my son's Little Miss 7 overnight tomorrow. We will spend lots of time doing art. His little one is quite a natural and has a whimsical personality as well. I am hoping to make a few butterflies for The Butterfly Effect. You can read about it here.
Update - just got a call from the daughter. I have Little Miss 3 and her Little Miss 7 will ride the bus here today. She has an early release and so will arrive sometime around 1:30 and they will be spending the night.
I love this crazy, unpredictable life, but will be happy when things settle down a bit after the end of the year.
xoxo
Start at the point of the upper beak and draw the break first............then the head.......try that....you will get it.lol
ReplyDeleteI draw a lot of parrots............
Debby
Your birds are great, Vicki! I like your blind contour.
ReplyDeleteI love the Micron pens - use them all the time. Nice grosbeak. These blind contour drawings are maddening, aren't they? I can't stand doing it!
ReplyDeletethat is a lovely grosbeak and even though the eagle is minus a beak it is definitely an eagle.
ReplyDeleteGood idea to draw with a pen, just keep sketching without rubbing out, the more you do it the better you get
ReplyDeleteI never thought of blind contours as something to 'get right'. I enjoy them for the crazy results I get, and oftentimes they are my more 'creative' sketches! Especially when color is added! Your bird sketch is wonderful!
ReplyDeleteI'm loving the eagle more and more - he's just so much fun! Your bird drawing in ink is very good! You're getting better and better at this, that's for sure! hugs, nancy
ReplyDeleteI think you have got the eagle just right! It is blind contour and it is the interesting lines that we make when doing it. I see a lot of progress in your bird drawings. Your grosbeak came out wonderfully.
ReplyDeleteI just came upon a few blind contours of France Belleville's, who used to post to EDM all the time. Do you remember her? (I hadn't looked at her flickr page in a while!) check out this link...you see how good her drawings are, but her blind contours don't match up either. Check it out: http://www.flickr.com/photos/wagonized/4396238901/ ps thanks for the comment!
ReplyDeleteGreat contour drawing! I find the more you revisit a subject, the more "muscle memory" takes over and you can really improve your skills that way.
ReplyDeleteLove your blog--these are charming! Thank you for visiting my blog and for your kind comments. I appreciate the well wishes for my sister. Xoxo
ReplyDeleteLove your Grosbeak and the contour of the eagle as well. Practice makes perfect. Well done!
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