Tucson - Arizona - USA - [Results]
Tucson - Arizona - USA - [Results]
It was a perfect day in Tucson to spend at the Reid Park Zoo. There were four of us today. Here are some of my sketches.
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Wow, great animals! I love your colors, too. Very fresh!!
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You were very productive! I especially like the flamingos.
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alanna's results...all 12 sketches
the first sketch
moving on to the gibbons, this is one of my faves
the otters are difficult to draw since they move around so fast, showing off for the crowd, but here is my attempt
i really enjoyed the giraffes. this one is Denver and she's 17 years old
a little girl said these were pink since they eat pink fish...hmmm
this guy had sad, expressive eyes as he sat, occasionally picking up something from the ground to sniff it. He just looked at us looking at him.
macaws
unidentified bird near the caiman tank
the dwarf caiman
the anteater paced and the llama chewed its cud
capybara, or giant rodent
tired last sketches of the day, the big cats
there they are. feel free to visit my blog http://paintedcats.blogspot.com to see more of my daily/weekly sketching.
thanks!
moving on to the gibbons, this is one of my faves
the otters are difficult to draw since they move around so fast, showing off for the crowd, but here is my attempt
i really enjoyed the giraffes. this one is Denver and she's 17 years old
a little girl said these were pink since they eat pink fish...hmmm
this guy had sad, expressive eyes as he sat, occasionally picking up something from the ground to sniff it. He just looked at us looking at him.
macaws
unidentified bird near the caiman tank
the dwarf caiman
the anteater paced and the llama chewed its cud
capybara, or giant rodent
tired last sketches of the day, the big cats
there they are. feel free to visit my blog http://paintedcats.blogspot.com to see more of my daily/weekly sketching.
thanks!
Donnam - Great color in these. Did you use watercolor or ink with the black pen? Love the giraffe eating the leaves, and those colorful flamingos! Wish I could have been sketching at a nice warm zoo.
Alanna - You got so many done. I love the way you placed the gibbons on the pages...good thinking. Super giraffe and macaws too!
Alanna - You got so many done. I love the way you placed the gibbons on the pages...good thinking. Super giraffe and macaws too!
Wow Donna your colors are awesome! Someone else was raving about the Schminke watercolors... Do you love them?
Alanna, that's definitely a black-crowned night heron that you drew, great work with the pose! It's unmistakeable!
Alanna, that's definitely a black-crowned night heron that you drew, great work with the pose! It's unmistakeable!
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Sketching a bird a day, one at a time
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Sketching a bird a day, one at a time
Pica-I do absolutely love the Schmincke watercolors. I use half pans. What is really great about the pans is that the paint is so creamy to the touch, not like a hard brick that the WindsorNewton Cotman colors were. I would have to use a ton of water to soften the WN, but the Schmincke only uses minimal water to wet them and dried washes on the lid of the palette are just as brillant when they are rewetted. Highly recommend!