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Published: 2005-12-12 03:53:25 +0000 UTC; Views: 992; Favourites: 24; Downloads: 41
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Description Another little bird.. modeled after a cardinel (and yes, female cardinals are sort of yellowish brown with markings).. I like how in the wintertime, little birds fluff their feathers up like little coats to keep warm. Makes them look almost furry. I have never done snow before, and I'm not sure I'm happy with it.

Did I mention I really like little birds?
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Comments: 48

theshinyrock [2007-12-29 19:18:59 +0000 UTC]

very good job

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kaidoh In reply to theshinyrock [2007-12-29 20:35:23 +0000 UTC]

Thank you very much

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theshinyrock In reply to kaidoh [2007-12-29 21:15:50 +0000 UTC]

np

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faily-o-mcfailson [2007-07-22 02:38:33 +0000 UTC]

I love the angle her head is on. It's adorable.

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MissyAcker [2006-12-16 03:19:23 +0000 UTC]

This is very cute and I love the colours.

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apacheann6 [2006-12-12 10:31:35 +0000 UTC]

I think you did a superb job

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kaidoh In reply to apacheann6 [2006-12-13 11:17:26 +0000 UTC]

Thank you.. Because of the abstractness of the background, I decided to leave the snow a bit more choppy..

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apacheann6 In reply to kaidoh [2006-12-16 20:20:18 +0000 UTC]

it looks very good like that

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Word-worth-1000-pics [2006-12-09 06:11:21 +0000 UTC]

This deviation as been chosen as a feature of the week
on "Word-worth-1000-pics"
You've been found from the word: "snow "
Congrats

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kaidoh In reply to Word-worth-1000-pics [2006-12-10 16:28:16 +0000 UTC]

Thank you very much! I am honored. I just uploaded another owl, so I just found out. Thank you!

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Word-worth-1000-pics In reply to kaidoh [2006-12-15 05:40:19 +0000 UTC]

you're welcome (=
and you owl is an awesome work too

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Tlemetry [2006-10-16 14:51:44 +0000 UTC]

This should be on a christmas card! So beautiful!
Did you know that Cardinals mate for life?

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kaidoh In reply to Tlemetry [2006-10-16 19:05:45 +0000 UTC]

Thank you! And actually, yes I did know that.. That's why she has a mate: Second snowfall

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Dellessanna [2006-08-25 04:16:30 +0000 UTC]

This is so lovely. His expresion is spot on for those kind of birds. I just love it when they cant their head to the side.

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kaidoh In reply to Dellessanna [2006-08-25 09:38:35 +0000 UTC]

I do too.. I particularly love little birds in the wintertime, because they fluff their feathers up so much.. they look almost furry. Thank you for the comment.

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109cita [2006-08-25 01:44:03 +0000 UTC]

I'm glad you got that Daily Deviation
so that I could come and look at your birds!

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kaidoh In reply to 109cita [2006-08-25 09:32:40 +0000 UTC]

Thank you very much!

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Majnouna [2006-06-26 14:41:53 +0000 UTC]

This is a dorable! I love the head cocked to the side! The snow looks fine to me, your style is a bit impressionistic and so the snow fits well with it.

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kaidoh In reply to Majnouna [2006-07-02 13:33:17 +0000 UTC]

Thank you!

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Ilharess [2006-02-24 12:30:32 +0000 UTC]

this birdie was one of the kind that my father had as a kid...they were not actually kept in cages, but would come in to te kitchen and had a big branch there for them.

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kaidoh In reply to Ilharess [2006-02-25 04:57:29 +0000 UTC]

How cool. We actually had several small wrens like that when I was growing up.. We'd found some baby birds that had been ousted before their time, and fed them.. took care of them for a month.. after that, two would always come back to the house and let us feed them..

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Ilharess In reply to kaidoh [2006-02-25 08:45:19 +0000 UTC]

that is so beautiful...i tried to feed a birdie when i was a kid, but i guess it was just too small to be fed that way so it didn't survive. probably was cold too, with no mommy to sit on it and keep it warm.

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BetulaNigra [2006-01-05 00:10:17 +0000 UTC]

Very nicely done. Reminds me quite a bit of some Japanese art I own. I have a couple of cardinals that live in my yard and they are so much fun to watch.

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kaidoh In reply to BetulaNigra [2006-01-05 11:08:40 +0000 UTC]

Thank you.. they are really interesting birds to watch because they have so much personality..

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zaiqukaj [2006-01-03 05:04:24 +0000 UTC]

such a sute lil bird

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kaidoh In reply to zaiqukaj [2006-01-03 10:53:29 +0000 UTC]

Actually, they're not that lil.. They're slightly bigger than the males, and I shouldn't know that, should I? For some reason, I feel just like I've been caught singing the Hamtaro theme.. without my daughter present..

I'm glad you like it. There are lots more birds to follow.

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kidrasan [2005-12-13 15:39:14 +0000 UTC]

That's georgous. Colors look great.

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kaidoh In reply to kidrasan [2005-12-14 00:04:24 +0000 UTC]

Thank you very much!!!

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CLanez [2005-12-13 02:53:52 +0000 UTC]

wow !!!! you're good!!

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kaidoh In reply to CLanez [2005-12-13 03:46:12 +0000 UTC]

Nah.. not really. Just smearing around colors, really.. but thanks for the compliment.

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CLanez In reply to kaidoh [2005-12-13 03:51:24 +0000 UTC]

it looks really good though!!!!!

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kaidoh In reply to CLanez [2005-12-13 04:27:39 +0000 UTC]

Thanks

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Astridyl [2005-12-12 21:13:20 +0000 UTC]

It's so pretty.

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kaidoh In reply to Astridyl [2005-12-13 01:24:10 +0000 UTC]

Thank you very much!

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Astridyl In reply to kaidoh [2005-12-13 19:30:49 +0000 UTC]

You're welcome ^_^

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madscott [2005-12-12 20:32:07 +0000 UTC]

I always love your birds.

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kaidoh In reply to madscott [2005-12-13 01:24:52 +0000 UTC]

Really? I'm rather partial to them myself.. real birds, fake birds..

But I don't think I'd want a bird as a pet.. how ironic.
THanks muchos Madscott.

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Fuesousha-Kinoko [2005-12-12 18:06:29 +0000 UTC]

okay NOW you have to send me a tutorial how you do this -->

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kaidoh In reply to Fuesousha-Kinoko [2005-12-13 01:25:46 +0000 UTC]

If I told you, I'd have to kill you

Just like you would a real painting.. slap blocky colors on, start smearing them around, add a few detailing colors, start smearing them around, and keep going until you get the way you think it should look.
And most of the time, it's a happy accident.

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Fuesousha-Kinoko In reply to kaidoh [2005-12-13 17:24:36 +0000 UTC]

kill me?? *fear*

ok, i am hopeless i cannot paint in tradi way either

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kaidoh In reply to Fuesousha-Kinoko [2005-12-14 00:04:12 +0000 UTC]

Never know until you just jump in with both elbows and try..

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Mgs0008b221 [2005-12-12 04:33:29 +0000 UTC]

Wow, that's jsut beautiful. And I don't use that word much.

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kaidoh In reply to Mgs0008b221 [2005-12-12 11:03:43 +0000 UTC]

Thank you.

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Anastasia-12 [2005-12-12 04:31:28 +0000 UTC]

Ooohhh. Pretty, pretty! I adore your cardinal. *stares* And that snow must have been so much work! :claps: It's beautiful! That one twigy branch to the right and down looks kinda big compared to the branch, but other than that, y'know... I really, really like the cardinal!

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kaidoh In reply to Anastasia-12 [2005-12-12 11:43:18 +0000 UTC]

Yep.. fixed it.

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Anastasia-12 In reply to kaidoh [2005-12-12 21:58:24 +0000 UTC]

Yay! Its perfect, now.

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kaidoh In reply to Anastasia-12 [2005-12-13 01:24:01 +0000 UTC]

Thank you! And thanks for mentioning it.. It looks better now.

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kaidoh In reply to Anastasia-12 [2005-12-12 11:03:29 +0000 UTC]

Thank you.. yeah, it is a little big now that you mention it.. I'll have to fix that.

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