Happy to watercolor!

[Featheredfuffs]

Hey! This year I've been getting into watercoloring, and I really need some subjects! If you posted a picture of your pet, and gave me a little info about them/their personalities, I'd be more than happy to make a portrait and post it!

As I've started watercoloring, I've really found it's helpful to have a feel for the subject rather than just downloading a picture on the web.


Here are some of the parrot pictures I made:

(Not done yet)


I know they're not wonderful, but the only way to get better is with practice, right?
I'll also do other animals too!

 

[Lady Jane]

Do you like doing budgies? I have two. Mickey, the cobalt blue one is a sweet little female English budgie. She loves to be cuddled and does not mind my grooming her pinnies. Murphy, the violet one with white wind feathers edged in dark gray (spangles) is a larger English budgie with a strong will and prefers not be touch too much. He is very pretty.

 

[LunaLovebird]

Very good! You should get yourself some thicker paper for watercolours. The difference is amazing.

 

[Featheredfuffs]

Do you like doing budgies? I have two. Mickey, the cobalt blue one is a sweet little female English budgie. She loves to be cuddled and does not mind my grooming her pinnies. Murphy, the violet one with white wind feathers edged in dark gray (spangles) is a larger English budgie with a strong will and prefers not be touch too much. He is very pretty.

Wow those budgies are absolutely stunning! I didn't know budgies could be violet! I'd love to watercolor them!

Very good! You should get yourself some thicker paper for watercolours. The difference is amazing.

Thanks so much! I ran out of watercolor paper a week ago... it's on my to-do list, but I haven't been able to get more yet

 

[Lady Jane]

Budgie mutations are ever evolving. Now there are the rainbow and fallow mutations. They are so gorgeous.

 

[iamwhoiam]

Very nice!

 

[Featheredfuffs]

Here's Murphy:
I'm starting Mickeys portrait now

 

[Lady Jane]

Nice. I like the way you captured his intensive look.

 

[faislaq]

@Featheredfuffs I like the "Tinysaurus Rex"! We used to call Pistachio "Darth Stachius"; he was so lovably naughty. I imagine Miss Delilah must be the same way?

I like this one of Buzzard if you want to give him a go. (without the horrible cord, please) He is a curious, at times demanding mama's boy who likes his stand rolled through the house as I do chores or sitting on my arm quietly jabbering away to me. I wouldn't have it any other way.

 

[Just-passn-thru]

Here's challenging subjects for you to practice on . Bentley is in the background Isabelle is the foreground

 

[faislaq]

@Just-passn-thru Beautiful babies!

 

[Just-passn-thru]

@Just-passn-thru Beautiful babies!

Thanks ...

 

[Featheredfuffs]

@Featheredfuffs I like the "Tinysaurus Rex"! We used to call Pistachio "Darth Stachius"; he was so lovably naughty. I imagine Miss Delilah must be the same way?

View attachment 254351 I like this one of Buzzard if you want to give him a go. (without the horrible cord, please) He is a curious, at times demanding mama's boy who likes his stand rolled through the house as I do chores or sitting on my arm quietly jabbering away to me. I wouldn't have it any other way.

I'd love to watercolor Buzzard! He seems like a wonderful companion


Yeah, my little Delilahs quite the little troublemaker! She loves running around and playfully attacking anything I seem to be using at the moment, including important homework assignments

Not to mention she loves throwing my brothers legos on the floor... but she's so ardorable, what else can you do but give them back to her so she can throw them again?
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Wow! Those are Major Mitchell's, right? I love their coloring, reminds me of a sunset

 

[Just-passn-thru]

Hey! This year I've been getting into watercoloring, and I really need some subjects! If you posted a picture of your pet, and gave me a little info about them/their personalities, I'd be more than happy to make a portrait and post it!

As I've started watercoloring, I've really found it's helpful to have a feel for the subject rather than just downloading a picture on the web.


Here are some of the parrot pictures I made:
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(Not done yet)
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I know they're not wonderful, but the only way to get better is with practice, right?
I'll also do other animals too!

I know they're not wonderful, but the only way to get better is with practice, right?

When I was taking piano lessons, My Very Wise Teacher, would say / ask me ...how do you get to Carnegie Hall ? can you guess the answer ?

 

[Just-passn-thru]

QUOTE="Just-passn-thru, post: 2661509, member: 19725"]Here's challenging subjects for you to practice on . Bentley is in the background Isabelle is the foreground
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Wow! Those are Major Mitchell's, right? I love their coloring, reminds me of a sunset[/QUOTE]
Perfect description

 

[Just-passn-thru]

Here's Jicky,

 

[faislaq]

@Just-passn-thru What an interesting name for your puppy. We have a dog named Jixny.

 

[Just-passn-thru]

Here's Ming Ming ...



This is Fudgette "Fudge"

 

[Just-passn-thru]

@Just-passn-thru What an interesting name for your puppy. We have a dog named Jixny.

Jicky is the name of a Classic Perfume created by the "House of Guerlain" I had a female Yorkie named Mitsouko, she is sorely missed. House of Guerlain is one of my favorite Designers of Fragrance's.
I'm a Perfumeista !
Jicky Guerlain perfume - a fragrance for women 1889

Mitsouko (perfume) - Wikipedia

 

[Featheredfuffs]

Here's Ming Ming ...

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This is Fudgette "Fudge" View attachment 254380

I love the name Fudge! Ming Mings bow is adorable! How do you keep her from taking it off? (Ive tried similar things on my dog Bumble, he has none of it