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Drawing a Kingfisher, coloring with Pastel sticks and pencils on paper.
Group of small to medium-sized, brightly colored birds in the order Coraciiformes. They have a cosmopolitan distribution, with most species found outside of the Americas. The group is treated either as a single family, the Alcedinidae, or as a suborder Alcedines containing three families, Alcedinidae (river kingfishers), Halcyonidae (tree kingfishers), and Cerylidae (water kingfishers). Roughly 90 species of kingfishers are described. All have large heads, long, sharp, pointed bills, short legs, and stubby tails. Most species have bright plumage with few differences between the sexes. Most species are tropical in distribution, and a slight majority are found only in forests. They consume a wide range of prey, as well as fish, usually caught by swooping down from a perch. While kingfishers are usually thought to live near rivers and eat fish, most species live away from water and eat small invertebrates. Like other members of their order, they nest in cavities, usually tunnels dug into the natural or artificial banks in the ground. A quarter of all kingfishers nest in abandoned termite nests. A few species, principally insular forms, are threatened with extinction. In Britain, the word "kingfisher" normally refers to the common kingfisher.
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Kneaded Eraser
(70x50cm) (27,56"x19.7")
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Group of small to medium-sized, brightly colored birds in the order Coraciiformes. They have a cosmopolitan distribution, with most species found outside of the Americas. The group is treated either as a single family, the Alcedinidae, or as a suborder Alcedines containing three families, Alcedinidae (river kingfishers), Halcyonidae (tree kingfishers), and Cerylidae (water kingfishers). Roughly 90 species of kingfishers are described. All have large heads, long, sharp, pointed bills, short legs, and stubby tails. Most species have bright plumage with few differences between the sexes. Most species are tropical in distribution, and a slight majority are found only in forests. They consume a wide range of prey, as well as fish, usually caught by swooping down from a perch. While kingfishers are usually thought to live near rivers and eat fish, most species live away from water and eat small invertebrates. Like other members of their order, they nest in cavities, usually tunnels dug into the natural or artificial banks in the ground. A quarter of all kingfishers nest in abandoned termite nests. A few species, principally insular forms, are threatened with extinction. In Britain, the word "kingfisher" normally refers to the common kingfisher.
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PastelsKneaded Eraser(70x50cm) (27,56"x19.7")Contact: ambrojordiart@gmail.com
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Image size
2407x3369px 2.75 MB
Make
Panasonic
Model
DMC-FZ200
Shutter Speed
16/10 second
Aperture
F/8.0
Focal Length
5 mm
ISO Speed
100
Date Taken
May 18, 2017, 4:35:41 PM
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Overall Vision Originality Technique ImpactThis is beautifully stunning piece. The first thing that caught my attention was the level of detail. This is partly accomplished by the intricate shading and dazzling colour, but there is such a keen eye to all the little things that make up the kingfisher here, and it shows. The feathers and beak are what stand out here in terms of detail, with the branch also being vividly detailed. It is bright, bold and realistic.
I'm trying to work out if the bird looking a little hunched is off putting or not, but I don't see any oddities in proportion. What I'm really not sure about is the background. While it is suitably simple compared to the kingfisher and doesn't detract from it (which would be a big problem), it actually looks a little too simple for the piece. My guess is that the background has blurred to focus on the kingfisher, as in photos, but maybe having a little more detail in the background such as including reeds would help? It would still have to be simple enough not to detract from the main focus though, but it's possibly something to think about.
Regardless what really makes me separate this from other kingfishers I've seen is a little added personality. I mentioned the hunched position earlier, but this tied with where the bird seems to be looking gives me an impression of a little shyness. Most kingfishers I've seen have their heads raised higher and pointed, ready to find food, so this is a nice change. Overall you should feel proud of this piece, it's really amazing!