It was hard to get the proportions right and to show shading without using colour. As others have said, because the bird isn't moving it's easier to observe. I want to learn how to do this better because I think I'll be doing this a lot from photos at the beginning
I've often thought of including sketches in my travel journals over the years but rarely did it. I saw this course and thought I might get some tips to motivate me. Of course, I'm not travelling now and it's almost winter. On top of that, I am at home recovering from surgery. However , on the positive side, I have lots of time on my hands to try something new. I'm hoping I can find things outside the window or in my backyard to get started.
Hi! I saw your question about the female red winged blackbird and I realized that I didn't know what it looked like either (very familiar with the male) The female is a mottled brown apparently. I will look out for that when I am out near the marsh area where I see a lot of birds - Lindy