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Grwobert — Peregrine Falcon
Published: 2010-07-08 14:47:16 +0000 UTC; Views: 20378; Favourites: 134; Downloads: 5480
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I did this a while ago.It's a drawing of a peregrine falcon.
Drawn in black Indian ink with a dip-pen / quill on textured blue card.
I hope you like it
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..wow 100 views and 10 favs in 2 hours!!!
thanks guys and gals!
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Comments: 106
one fk up and it's ruined! eek! you have to zone-out and chillax
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ink doesnt let me chillax lmao
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The rendering is amazing, especially on the feathers!
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Wow! Incredible! She's so beautiful! Godlike drawing! Really! ^_^
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Wow the detail is amazing. I was never any good with ink^^ How long did it take you?
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no, a couple of sessions. Maybe 3?
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I always lose patience and end up messing things up ^^
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Oh my gosh, this is such an amazing, beautiful piece of work! I love how you did the feathers!
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I think you drew a red-tailed hawk or another hawk... but this is no peregrine falcon, sorry!
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Thanks- what makes you say that?
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The whole anatomy is more similar to a hawk than to a falcon. Falcons are very slight and long with long wings and a long tail. An adult peregrine has horizontal stripes on the bottom side and a striking black marking on the head. Have a look at this: [link]
In my opinion it looks like a red tailed hawk - I only criticise the name, not the drawing. I like your style of hatching
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Hiya
I totally agree with your comments (I am by no means a bird expert).
I suppose I took some artistic licence with the head and the markings. My aim there was to focus on the peircing eye and a paler surround makes the eye pop more as the focus.
And I definitely filled out the body and the stance to give it a more imperialistic and powerful look.
Reduced the relative size of the head (in the way they do for super-heros in comics) for am more iconic / heroic look... hmmm.
I guess what I mean is that this is a piece of art that's inspired by the Peregrine Falcon, rather than meaning to be an anatomical study or a photo-realistic representation.
Maybe how a Peregrine might look on a coat-of-arms -- just my interpretation of the bird.
I'm flattered if you think it looks enough like a bird for us to be discussing which species it looks like.
You're right that perhaps the title should have been less specific - however, the name derives from my original source.
It's often said that paintings tell you more about the artist than the subject. I think, in this case, maybe that's true.
Thanks again for your interest.
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110 views and 10 faves in 2 hours ?
worth it
and far more then that to
that bird is giving me the evil eye though
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hehe- that's what birds do lol
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yes but most birds cant peck your eyes out though
*backs away *
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thanks-
I love your abstract stuff btw.
I want to get in to more abstract work
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thankyou very much for your supportive comment!
abstract is a very special kind of style.
There are no limits to what one can do with abstract.
You dont need skill, you only need an idea, thought, feeling, vision, etc.
I usually paint when im in a certain mood and i just let the paint brush flow and focuss on that mood. For example, if im really relaxed and calm i tend to use softer colors and more rounded softer shapes but if im in an agitated mood i use darker colors and harder rigid shapes. it just depends on what feeling i want to express. i guess my style would be considered abstract emotions if there is such a thing. but non the less, it creates a very dramatic effect.
I would love to see your abstract work so please let me know when you get into it
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thanks for your help..
As soon as I'm brave enough I will do something abstract and submit it!
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ahhhh you dont need to be brave for abstract.
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This is so amazing! I only just got around to visiting your page again (I'm a bad friend, I know 
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