This was the first owl I did for displaying at a local art store which I talked about in my last post. It's going to be so hard to let these owls go but I need to start selling my work instead of keeping it all for myself! Haha!
I was asked today what my technique for fur and feathers was. It really isn't hard it's just time consuming. Fur is simple; it's basically a million little lines, strokes and curves. But start with your lighter colours and add in the dark. If you start with a dark color you'll never bring out the highlights. Unless! You use a white gel pen! This is a little trick I learned not too long ago. It's always hard and nearly impossible to color around small details that are meant to be white. A gel pen works wonders for tiny highlights. But don't over use it! It's not a gel pen drawing so use it wisely. So feathers are a bit more difficult and I haven't quite found the right technique for them yet either. So once I play around a bit more with more owl drawings I'll be sure to post!
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