I painted this for Theglavwen's dad as his Christmas present - he has a thing for parrots. I decided to go for a more painterly style. It was fun :3
WIP images can be found here: http://jocarra.deviantart.com/art/Scarlet-Macaw-progress-72389842
Reference photos used for parrot.
~8 hours Adobe PhotoShop CS3. 22.
Comments
moonyremyelf Says:
Oh wow! The feathers on the bird actually look as if they were drawn with... mm, watercolor pencil.
And that background is amazing.
Shadow Dinosaur Says:
Stunning piece of work.
Dosu Says:
!!!Birds!!!
I love it
KadajSweetie Says:
Wow. X)
I like the feathers and I love the background.
avaunt Says:
Wa-how~
I love the parrot and all the details.
However, the leaves look a little fake. D= It looks like you just dabbed them on. And the parrot doesn't seem saturated enough to be part of the picture.
I dunno. ='D
I love it besides that.
Minstrel Ayreon Says:
Whoa...you did this so well I actually thought it was traditional art! I'm always impressed when people are able to use programs skillfully enough to give it that kind of look.
Lark Pash Says:
woah, that looks nice
funnybuggyme Says:
*faints in awe* It's absolutely amazinggg!!
Megara Says:
wow. Its amazingly great
Xavyer Says:
Such vibrant colors, and an excellent detailed background! This is a must fav. =D