(study) Undying Love

My effort to learn how to paint a bird realistically.

I really need to make a WIP or something... more than one person thought I traced/manipulated the original photo >< I made this from scratch. That's why it took more than 20 hours.

-Credits-
Photos references used
Blue Jay Photo

Blue Jay Feather

-More babbles-
I took the advice given by (you can read his journal here: [link]) and started practicing "drawing from life". While working, I noticed that the most difficult part about making a representational art was not to draw right, but to see right. It's so important to make the right observations and simplifications.

Thanks Abdullah K. for the beautiful playlist (he aptly named it "Surreal Wandering"). The music had helped me through hours of frustrations and loneliness.

-Tools-
Photoshop and Wacom Intuos 3
About 20-25 hours...?