This is by far one of my favorite pieces I've done. Black paper is my favorite color to use for prismacolor pencils and the picture I took had dramatic lighting and made for a perfect piece to be done on black paper. I also used white gel pen to highlight the bright white on the beak to give it an extra pop. I hate drawing the feathers but I love the way they look, so I put up with it. It took about 3 days to complete, I worked on it by color sections, coloring all the green, then all the blue etc. Then I went and added some lighter colors to give highlights and black to give the deep shadows. The main reason I like this piece so much is because it has such vivid colors on a black background.
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Caitlin Lee's Art BlogMy mission as an artist is to expand my techniques in my art to further my artistic abilities. I am trying to use different medias that are less familiar to me, and to go beyond my comfort zone. |