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Your flight feathers look great! Nice bird.
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That was a really tough exercise. Think I need new glasses to see all the detail and capture it.
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I'm used to quickly sketching birds - this is probably the longest time I've spent drawing one, but the details really show. Not sure if I'll always spend hours on a drawing that I'll paint over, but I'll definitely take away the different feather groupings and key things to look out for when observing a bird to sketch!
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I had a lot of trouble with the wings but here we go
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This is my Northern Cardinal in my sketch book.
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My finished cardinal drawing!!! Please give me feedback.
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This is excellent Kaiah. Your hand eye coordination for an eleven year old, almost 12 is wonderful. You must have been drawing for a while. I don't think I could draw as well as this when I was your age. Keep up the good work!
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@Cheryl Thank you
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@Cheryl I really enjoyed making this! Could you or anyone else tell me the best kind of pencil to use for this drawing style?
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@Kaiah When I used to draw before I took this course I use regular pencils: HB, 2B and 4B. They had a wider lead and the lines were softer and smeary. The pencils never kept their points, always wore down, and you had to sharpen your pencils while you drew. My drawing style was always loose and sketchy. This is a more realistic, technical style and that is why I took this course. I wanted to learn to draw and paint a realistic bird. They recommended technical pencils. HB in 0.5 mm and 0.7 mm. They make a thinner line compared to a regular pencil, in my opinion, and the lead is always the same thickness. I preferred the 0.5 mm for its smaller size and it gave me a little more accuracy drawing the fine lines for the feathers and little details on the bird.
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@Cheryl Thank you! I will try to get these pencils if i come across any of them, so thanks again! I will continue to post my birds, so please keep an eye out! If you’d like, i can give yours feedback too! Thanks again!
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@Kaiah You did a nice job on the wing and tail feathers! I had an awful time with them. Info on pencils is helpful!
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I like it! I think the crest may be raised a bit too high, though. Just my thoughts!
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I'm used to quickly sketching birds - this is probably the longest time I've spent drawing one, but the details really show. Not sure if I'll always spend hours on a drawing that I'll paint over, but I'll definitely take away the different feather groupings and key things to look out for when observing a bird to sketch! 
This is my Northern Cardinal in my sketch book. 
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