Isabel
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The most helpful technique for me was using short sketchy lines
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The upside-down drawing was fun and a good exercise for concentration. I saw the shapes but I didnt get the proportions. Need more practice.
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- I think that this technique was very useful to get better proportions.
- I think that this technique was very useful to get better proportions.
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I practice sketching the birds that perch in front of my house and at the bird feeder in my garden. A new one is coming: yellow-bellied elaenia (friends help me with the ID). Sketching is a tool that helps me making observations, it is easier to rembember later the shape of the bird and its behavior. You can make later a finished drawing with all the new information.
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I think that the most important part is the experience, not the result. You have to stay focused to move your eyes and hand at the same time, and sometimes its difficult.
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I like your study and table very much
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I have been observing this two different bird species for three months. Both are black and nest in the bougainvillea in front of my house. When I made this comparison study I notice that the Great-tailed Grackle (left) has yellow eyes, is bigger with longer tail and beak than the Cowbird (right). Maybe he has a stronger beak so he can eat anything, he can eat from the garbage bags. The Cowbird is chubby, has red eyes and is not aggresive as the Great tailed Grackle.
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Noticing change: I was observing these birds the last four days. This is the biggest group I have ever seen. They come in the afternoon and perched in a tall bougainvillea with pink flowers. Why came so many birds this year? Are they looking for food or a place to nest? Why do the come in the afternoon (at 4:00pm) and perch on this particular plant? Maybe because it is fresher late in the afternoon? I did a little research and found out that they eat seeds, grains and insects, but they do not come to my garden looking for insects.
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I found many orange and black caterpillars ( aprox. 3 cm long) on my avocado tree. They were eating the leaves and have four long hairs on their heads and tails
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Beautiful drawings!
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I tried to put a bright highlight and a dark cast shadow on this mango
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1- I enjoy going on birdwatching trips with friends and learning a lot about nature. Last year I found this beautiful caterpillar and a friend could identify it. I like to learn sketching techniques because I am too slow at drawing. At home I sketch my cats very easily because they sleep all day.
2- I like the "zoom" idea and drawing details on a circle.
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Thank you for the Spanish name, it was easier for me to look for this bird on a field guide. Gracias y muy bello dibujo.
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I think that both photographs and sketching are important tools to study and learn from Nature. When a bird moves fast, taking photos is the only way to "capture" it and look for it later on a field guide. When it is posible to sketch it, you can make observations: what they eat, how they move, the right colors. But I am very slow at sketching. Today I look for this bird on the book "The Birds of Costa Rica" and I learned that this is a migrant adult male in my country.
The most helpful technique for me was using short sketchy lines
I practice sketching the birds that perch in front of my house and at the bird feeder in my garden. A new one is coming: yellow-bellied elaenia (friends help me with the ID). Sketching is a tool that helps me making observations, it is easier to rembember later the shape of the bird and its behavior. You can make later a finished drawing with all the new information. 
I think that the most important part is the experience, not the result. You have to stay focused to move your eyes and hand at the same time, and sometimes its difficult. 
I have been observing this two different bird species for three months. Both are black and nest in the bougainvillea in front of my house. When I made this comparison study I notice that the Great-tailed Grackle (left) has yellow eyes, is bigger with longer tail and beak than the Cowbird (right). Maybe he has a stronger beak so he can eat anything, he can eat from the garbage bags. The Cowbird is chubby, has red eyes and is not aggresive as the Great tailed Grackle. 
Noticing change: I was observing these birds the last four days. This is the biggest group I have ever seen. They come in the afternoon and perched in a tall bougainvillea with pink flowers. Why came so many birds this year? Are they looking for food or a place to nest? Why do the come in the afternoon (at 4:00pm) and perch on this particular plant? Maybe because it is fresher late in the afternoon? I did a little research and found out that they eat seeds, grains and insects, but they do not come to my garden looking for insects. 
I found many orange and black caterpillars ( aprox. 3 cm long) on my avocado tree. They were eating the leaves and have four long hairs on their heads and tails 
I tried to put a bright highlight and a dark cast shadow on this mango 
1- I enjoy going on birdwatching trips with friends and learning a lot about nature. Last year I found this beautiful caterpillar and a friend could identify it. I like to learn sketching techniques because I am too slow at drawing. At home I sketch my cats very easily because they sleep all day.
2- I like the "zoom" idea and drawing details on a circle. 
I think that both photographs and sketching are important tools to study and learn from Nature. When a bird moves fast, taking photos is the only way to "capture" it and look for it later on a field guide. When it is posible to sketch it, you can make observations: what they eat, how they move, the right colors. But I am very slow at sketching. Today I look for this bird on the book "The Birds of Costa Rica" and I learned that this is a migrant adult male in my country.