Animal portrait
1yr
W.I.M.U
Hello ! I once went to a museum and took a lot of pictures and here’s one of them. I haven’t finished it yet because I feel like something might be wrong with the head and really want to make it look great. What do you thing about it?
(don’t mind the squirrel )
Thanks for reading and have a good day ;)
1yr
Do you know what kind of bird this is?
You made your job tough because the reference is so blurry. It would help to pull up multiple references that are higher res so you can refer to the bird's features better.
W.I.M.U
1yr
What a great idea ! I looked it up and it is a Peale's falcon, there are so many references. Thank you a lot!
1yr
Well, to begin with, this is not very good reference, It's out of focus and doesn't show much detail.
What I am noticing is that there is no structure to the head, it's just a bunch of value shapes put together. Without understanding the underlying structure, the head feels soft and undefined.
I did a quick sketch exploring these birds heads in order to understand your reference. Once I understood the structure of the head and beak, it made it easier. You should try it too. I hope this helps :)
1yr
Thank you for your reply ! It's true that I didn't pay much attention to the structure and focused a lot on the values. I will definitly try again and study these birds's head. Thanks again
