I’m joining the Titmouse party…
Get on board!!
Ref Photo by Vijayalakshmi Nidugondi on Unsplash
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Wow! Your titmouse currently tops the others by far.
It seems to be the extremely rare Jedi tit that has now been captured in a picture for the first time, at least I don’t know of any other tit that could banish the stick it is sitting on with the help of the Force.
Michelist
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Awesome. Absolutely adore how you rendered the stick, it looks so cozy. The titmouse ain’t half bad either!
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@kacart also drew a Tufted Titmouse before- it’s what inspired me to do a Black-Crested one. We should hold a bird art party sometime.
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Ha! A tit showing eh?
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Well done on this one! Looking forward to more!
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Nah, Yoda is sitting in the swap below.
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The stick l0oked alright with just a Basic brush, and for the feathers i was trying @Rakurri 's rbs) Softrake, which made pretty quick work of them - I overlayed two layers to fill gaps.
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In truth, as usual, I actually just needed to go to bed (really about half an hour ago). I thought it looked fun like this and was better than cropping it narrower.
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Don’t worry, it’s a cool and good picture, whether cropped or not.
Michelist
it’s like a birdwatching festival but with painting 
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Awesome!
love the eye
Thanks! It probably clashes a bit being so sharp compared to the brush I used for the feathers, it’s hard to know how to reconcile the two without adding detail to the feathers, which I was trying to do with the brush I was trying out.
OOo, that’s a really good idea for a challenge or competition! The storyline could be that we are out bird watching and need to draw what we spot! Hey @sooz and @Elixiah, @rosa has prompted a great idea for a competition if we get stuck for ideas - thought I’d let you know in case a winner of the monthly comp gets stuck for an idea or wants to offer the role to someone else.
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How do you structure this, get the proportions right, and still get every texture!?!? I’m trying so hard to make a simple red cardinal and I can’t even get the background right!?!?
I had a layer for
highlights
eyes and feet
feathers x 3 layers
stick
rough background with blur filter
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