Tuesday, 23 February 2010

Barn Owl Complete

Finally got this one finished. Full size approx 15"x10.5".
The blurred background didn't take too long today, but drawing the owl first, meant a lot of work was needed to 'freshen' up the owl once the background was in.

I haven't had time to tweak the scan as yet. I usually produce a couple of prints to ensure that the scan is as close to the original drawing as possible. It should be about right, but may need a little darkening.

10 comments:

  1. Beautiful Nolon, great depth to the background, and the feathers are spot on..

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  2. Stunning Nolon, the background really adds a lot of depth.

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  3. Great finish Nolon, the background is perfect, sets the bird off to perfection.

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  4. It looks set to fly off the page - beautiful drawing

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  5. Superb finish to this Nolon. Great job. Love it.

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  6. Many thanks all for the feedback. I'm pleased that the background has gone down well with you all - I spent about an hour staring at the owl trying to decide what to do with it. In the end, I pretty much began shading and let it go its own way.

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  7. nice image nolon,apparently the barny is the most popular bird in the uk!

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  8. Is it really? I didn't know that. Does that mean it will sell well??

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  9. i dont think you'll have a problem there mate!

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  10. Hi Nolon
    Absolutely fantastic!

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