BudgieBuds

It would mean the world to me if you could help. I hope all of you and your birds have a safe night. 

You’re welcome

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Full view: http://imgur.com/eBm3wuT Before anyone asks: no, unfortunately I couldn’t get to meet the great man himself, BUT the drawing was passed onto him during the show (thank you Abhi!) My largest piece to date: over 100 hours worth of work, at approximately 85cm tall. Drawn using Derwent Studio pencils, white gouache and a hint of black fineliner on Arches hot-press watercolour paper (365 GSM). Many photo references were used. —– This artwork was envisioned the last time Sir David visited Adelaide, but I ran out of time. I took on a very ambitious opportunity to complete it this time round however, and completed the vast majority within a month and a half. It wasn’t easy; often-times I worked on it through bouts of sleep deprivation and anxiety, but with great support from everyone, I got it done. And I’m proud of that the most :) “Sir David Attenborough, along with the team at the BBC, have showcased the natural world and encaptured audiences worldwide. With over 60 years on air, Attenborough has certainly had a huge influence on many people, including myself. Hummingbirds are often symbols of endurance, adaptability, joy and playfulness, all of which are traits that Attenborough acquires. It is true that many people have become increasingly disconnected to the natural world, even if it is as simple as exploring their own backyard. However, it is thanks to Sir David, and to the phenomenal team at the BBC, that so many people around the world feel connected to nature once again.” Hummingbirds are all male and not to scale. From top-left, anti-clockwise, they are as follows: - Golden-tailed sapphire hummingbird - Ruby-throated hummingbird - Red-billed streamertail hummingbird - Ruby-topaz hummingbird - Purple-throated mountain-gem hummingbird - Black-throated mango hummingbird Thank you everyone for following the journey. Progress album and additional photos coming in the next few days. For now, sleep and back to science stuff.

Bird cards.

He’s giving his biggest and brightest heart wings for the bird in the mirror!

And a final snippet before I post the finished piece tomorrow! Sitting at 90 + hours; I totally forgot how little coverage pencils provide. My thumb has been numb all day from pushing so hard! After I fill in the rest of the shirt and leaves, I will go back and refine details, particularly on David’s face and hand. I will also go over some highlights and shadows again, before cleaning the border and trimming the artwork. Once signed, I will spray the artwork with several coats of fixative to protect it. Tomorrow I will take high quality photos, stitch them together and edit it digitally to provide a high-resolution final of the artwork that’s as close to the original as possible. This will used for limited edition prints down the track, some of which will be available as actual size. And of course, I’ve taken progress shots throughout the drawing, which I’ll compose into an album so people can see the physical and mental process involved with the largest artwork of my life (so far). The artwork will then be gently rolled and delivered to the staff at the Festival Centre tomorrow, with a personal note from myself to David Attenborough. Whether or not I’ll be lucky to meet him personally after the show is unknown (but that would just bring home how worth it this all was), but at the moment I just can’t believe I’m going to get it done. I was so sure I was going to quit or burn-out weeks ago. What a journey this has been, technically four years in the making. I’m actually going to be sad to see this original go so soon; a piece of me is going to go with it. But it couldn’t go to a better place. Back to work.

Some budgies for a pattern~

Sadie

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I’m getting choked up

all African greys have the capacity to be this smart and it makes me so sad that so many wind up in rescues or are cared for poorly in their homes

Starting the right side of David’s face now. What’s shown here is far from refined skin-tone wise. I’d say it’s only half way there! I have to layer smooth colours on top, refine the shadows, highlights and undertones, and of course add in all the little details (pores, wrinkles, feckless, hairs etc). A good start nonetheless 😀

Also does anyone procrastinate by fantasizing about the end product of the drawing, rather than ACTUALLY drawing? I do it all the time and it’s so annoying 😂

look at it look at that weird birb it doesn’t know how to raven

australian ravens: aUGH AUUuuuGH AAAAUUUUUUughhhhhHHHhhhhhhh

my brother just helped a kookaburra that was getting beaten up by magpies and now it’s chilling in his car