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For the past few days, my day job has been eating a lot of my time. But that does not mean I need to stop doing what I like – and any time is a good time for some practice.
This was a digital painting study I did, which took only about six or seven minutes. The painting was done using GIMP and Wacom Intuos3 graphics tablet.
Peacock Workshop [Hide/Show]
When one speaks of Peacock, it is usually with reference to the male of the two species in Pavo familiy, Pavo cristatus (Indian) and Pavo muticus (Green). They are best known for the male’s extravagant tail feathers. The female of the species are called peahen, which are usually brown or a toned down color. The peacock have their signature tail, to display it, and attract a mate… more at Peacock Workshop
Yesterday, you saw how to draw a standing peacock. Today, we will see how to draw a dancing peacock.
Peacock are amazing looking birds. The male of these specie, during the mating season, furl out their elaborate feathers, and it is a beautiful sight.
Even though a dancing peacock may look intimidating to draw, once you put down the construction lines, it is quite simple.
The whole of the feather volume (dark blue), when it is fanned out, is roughly a semi-circular shape. The neck and body (green) is pear shaped. Study the flow lines (light blue arrows) before starting to sketch.
Almost all the detail you need to draw, while drawing a dancing peacock from front view, is its feathers. The body, head and legs are simple details.
Observe the pattern of the feathers. Recent studies have shown that the feathers of birds are like scales of reptiles, and it is quite obvious looking at some reference photos of peacocks.
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Peacock Workshop [Hide/Show]
When one speaks of Peacock, it is usually with reference to the male of the two species in Pavo familiy, Pavo cristatus (Indian) and Pavo muticus (Green). They are best known for the male’s extravagant tail feathers. The female of the species are called peahen, which are usually brown or a toned down color. The peacock have their signature tail, to display it, and attract a mate… more at Peacock Workshop
I was doodling in my Moleskine earlier as Sarah had asked for some tutorials on drawing peacock.
The peacock has the anatomy like the other birds, except that, the male peacock has elaborate feathers. You can draw the peacock, either standing or dancing. This tutorial is on drawing a standing peacock.
The construction lines for a standing peacock is something like this.
You can keep the head turned in any direction. I kept it turning inwards, because the flow lines (shown by light blue arrows) make a nice ‘S’ shape – which gives a good composition. The head (red circle), the neck (green), the body (dark blue) and the legs (brown) are quite same for most birds that have long neck. If you want your drawing to be more stylized try making the neck more slender. The signature of a peacock, its feathers, makes up most of its volume.
I drew this on computer, and for that, I lightened the construction layer, and drew the line art in a separate layer.
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Speed painting done in Photoshop. It took around 10-12 minutes.
For a larger version, check the deviantART entry: Polar Bear
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