The Cornell Lab Bird Academy › Discussion Groups › How to Paint Birds with Jane Kim › Draw: Northern Cardinal Feather Groups
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I am thrilled to learn all the feather groups! I love birds! It's easier to get the proportions when I work on an easel at an angle.
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I love the cat cameo in your picture :) looks great!
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This is my Northern Cardinal in my sketch book.
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I copied your drawing using a grid and then edited it as I watched the video. It's a challenge to learn the feather groups!
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This is my northern cardinal. I am pretty happy with it, and I didn’t have to make a lot of edits. I find this class pretty helpful. I am only 11 years old, so I am excited to see what my works look like in the future!
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Wow, Kaiah! You draw well for eleven, or for any age really. Keep up the good work!
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Cute! I love how you labeled all of the feather groups!
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Like working in this very scientific fashion.
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The anticipation has progressed. I can't wait to see this guy in colour.
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This guy already has personality. I look forward to seeing it in color too!
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That’s pretty good! It looks a lot like mine!
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Diana, why do you have two different dates/years on your drawing. Did you go back a year later and edit? I'm also taking a while to complete my bird, but I can see progress!
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@Suzanne Hello Suzanne, I have two different dates, August 4th and August 8th, 2023 (the same month and year), because I didn't finish my drawing on the first day. Sometimes I take a lot more time to improve my drawings and I add the date of the days when I modified them. Thank you very much for your comment.
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@DIANA My mistake--I thought one date read 2022 and the next 2023. I also go back and touch up multiple times. After the first round of sketching, I often place my sketchpad where I can see the sketch from a distance throughout the day (or week), and from this new perspective, see changes to make.
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I found that looking at my sketch from a distance helped me recognize some flaws in proportion. Looking at photos of my sketches helped. Even after posting I see my bird's body is too short!
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And maybe fix the crest too. Other than that, it’s pretty good! 😊
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This is a different technique than I usually use. Don't know if better but different!
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I like how puffy the nape is
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I managed to scrunch up the paper in erasing some lines. Should've picked a thicker paper for this exercise - but, hey, it is just practice =)
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I am currently working digitally in procreate on ipad version 5.3.3. But keeping true to the process as much as possible
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Doing mine digitally on Photoshop. Same as you trying to stay true to the process as much as I can. I'm excited to get to the painting.
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I use procreate too, but not for this. It’s a smart idea!
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