I finally got off my lazy butt and collected all of my bird drawings in a single gallery, which I will update going forward.
Here’s a quick summary of the process:
- Tools used: iPad Pro 12.9″ (2020), Apple Pencil, Procreate
- I use a photo I’ve taken, usually one I don’t post because it’s slightly out of focus or otherwise flawed
- I do a line drawing of the bird, then colour in after
The line part usually take a few minutes, the colouring can sometimes take an hour or more, depending on the complexity. I have trended toward getting more complex with the drawings, but will still try to throw some simpler ones in.
There are also a few drawings that don’t follow the above formula, like the cobra chicken, killdeer and squirrel, which is not actually a bird.
The gallery:
Crow flying
Black-capped chickadee
Brewer's blackbird
Great blue heron
Sandhill crane
Song sparrow
Wilson's warbler, light background
Wilson's warbler, river background
Ring-billed seagull
Dark-eyed junco
Spotted sandpiper
Spotted towhee
American bushtit
Mallard duck
Red-winged blackbird
Red squirrel
Canada goose
Ring-necked duck
American coot
Brown-headed cowbird
Steller's jay
American robin
Rock pigeon
Wood duck
Caspian tern
Great blue heron
Black-capped chickadee. This was the original sketch when I thought of doing them as "pop art" with only one or two colours.
Cobra chicken, done on request using a few different brushes.
Canada goose, done with the 6B Pencil in Procreate.
Killdeer. Done using the 6B Pencil brush in Procreate before I switched to colour.