I did these 3 drawings a while ago. They’re posted in the order I drew then about a week apart for each.
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2 drawings – Sailing, and Eagle in pen
Normally I draw in pencil, but for these I used a black pen.
With pencil I erase and smudge the drawing. With pen those don’t happen…
Growing up we had a sailboat and this image is what it looked like.
This eagle portrait was not based on a specific source image, and I like the bit of crazy / unkempt it conveys.
I started to use a smaller sketch pad that I got a while ago, I brought it with me to a coffee shop and somewhere else so I could draw more.
3 Hawk drawings
Here are a couple of drawings from yesterday and one from today.
Yesterday was 2 takes on the same source image Cooper’s hawk.
I like the first one better. The closely placed eyes are true to the little bird’s place in the raptor pecking order…
The second one didn’t quite work out line weight and “feel”-wise.
This one I like, it’s pretty dark and matches the coloring of the source image well.
Both source images were taken in Cape May during the fall migration.
Red-Tailed Hawk drawing
I’ve started a slightly new way (to me) of learning to draw a new bird. I’m doing small versions right next to each other. This makes it easier to iterate and compare each version. It also means I can draw each one quicker because they’re smaller 😉.
Here’s the source image.
These are the two side by side versions, the one on the right is my second try.
Trying to figure out the size and placement of features.
And then getting it better. I think I really improved. There so much feather and hair detail around the eye and beak that’s easy to miss or overlook.
One thing I want to get better at is capturing the essence in fewer lines/strokes.
Osprey sketches 12/8/2018
Noodling around and drawing this small part of a photo, working on the female osprey’s head…
I made 4 small sketches and like the first and last ones best.
Today’s Eagle 12/8/2019
Another take on a head on eagle portrait.
This angle was hard but it’s begun to get easier with repetition.
Eagle Drawings #4 and #5
Here’s another take on an eagle, with the eyes more proportional and further apart.
The other drawings had more of a hawk look, with the eyes closer.
And here’s another one, this one I actually drew with a tilt in the image itself. The above was just photographed with the tilt. I think the below wound up less symmetrical as a result.
When I do these I tend to start with the left eye, ie the right side of the drawing, and then when I try to draw the right eye (left side of the drawing) I’m covering up what I already drew with my hand! It’s weird, I don’t know why I do it that way. I’m going to try the other way. What I do however is make a faint sketch to outline the placement of eyes and beak, but even so it has some out a little off…
