The protective mother
I’ve been brainstorming ideas ahead of time for each word prompt to quickly change my mind once I pick up my pencil. I’m sure I’m not the only one who’s done this. There are days when I feel encouraged to tackle a big drawing and others when I know to take the simple route. Today was one of those big days. :)
The progress...
Here are the pencils that I started out with.
Then I began to ink the details in the face to set the tone.
I wasn’t sure how deep I wanted to take the blacks but I for sure wanted the mother’s features and pose to demand your attention.
I wasn’t sure how I’d ink the feathers. Should they be detailed or should the be simple? Before I could figure that out I needed outline a guide to help me breakdown the shapes and sections of the body.
I decided to commit to detail and I worked my way around the outer parts of the wings.
Then I filled in the feathers from three ends until they met in the center.
Darker lines to balance out the image so the details don’t get muddled.
And finished with a wash of color to the background and light in their eyes.
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Hehehe I like looking at the parent's owl's face and the way you render their fur is cute and floooofy <3.
Totaly agree im also stuned by the fur rendering 👌😮
Aww! Thanks! The fluffy feathers were my favorite part!
Perfect! I wanted the mother’s face to be striking so it seems like I did a good job there. ^^
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Argh that's way too adorable send help XD I think it would have worked alright simple but I am so glad you decided to commit to detailed because this looks amazing.
Now we better move a bit before mama owl takes our faces off XD
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Yes! Never underestimate a protective mama!
Well, I love owls, so this is right up my alley. Well done, we are all killing this #inktober challenge!
We are! I feel so inspired. I’ve always loved October for Halloween but now I’ve got something else to look forward to every year.
I love owl of them
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Me too!!
Nothing as fierce as a protective mother and those owls are so cute. Love it
Yes! I agree! I think the mother is even more fiersome since her babes are adorably fluffy! ^^
And a fine strange drawing it is! I really like it. Owls are mysterious creatures.
Thanks! They are indeed mysterious and so interest to observe. I’m really happy with the look of this since it’s a little chaotic.
Yes, it is a peculiar composition :)
BTW. I saw the Mandy film with my wife. The first part is the best thing I saw for ages. After they burned her and it went splatter it was still good, but I would have hope that they had kept her alive together with the mystic mood. That actress has the most wonderful face.
love the pose, foxi ! a parent's guardedness over their young ones is definitely captured well in this picture :) really liking how you ink the feathers also ... both on the wings/body, and on the face <3 <3 <3
Thanks spidey! The feathers were my favorite even thought they had me a little worried. Seems like my drawings get better when I’m tapped into my doodling zoned out mood.