Art - Can I use your ducks? ** Need advice on Scovie Pic* Pics inside

[Goat_Walker]

Well I know I have lots of duckies to use for inspiration.

But inbetween projects I get bored and dont really have anything to draw.


So... Anyone want to offer some duck pictures for me to draw? I can put your duck in a certain background if you want

Now - I cant promise my drawing skills are great but I can color

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Here is the scovie pic im practicing with. Now Im not sure waht to do for the background. I can either put a winter scene( Log, snow), summer scene ( Pond, greenery) , Feathers falling, A scroll with an ode to scovies, or Color it in with light near the scovie and getting darker as I head out. I can also combine the coloring with the scroll or the feathers in with something... HELP!!!


I know the picture is pretty bad, criticism welcome. ( oh, I know the bill/beak is short looking)

I did fix the shape of the head a little after i took these.

The picture is a combination of a few pics of my 4 m/o scovie female

 

[PlumTuckered]

Here you go

Michelle

 

[Goat_Walker]

Thanks! Ill get started on the little bit as soon as Im done with my Muscovy pic.

What breed is it ?

 

[PlumTuckered]

That's little Miracle, she's a Pekin. The photo was taken when she was about 24 hours old, sadly she passed away at 11 days leaving her sister Scrappy alone with me,she's now almost 5 weeks old. I hatched them in the house from one of my grown Pekin's eggs. Scrappy is mighty sassy, knows just how to get me to come pick her up for a snuggle and tries to scramble up under my chin or inside my shirt when she realizes I'm carrying her towards her brooder LOL

Michelle

 

[Goat_Walker]

Aww! My scovies are like that, they love to get tangled in my hair.

Im sorry to hear that little miracle died

I should be done with this scovie pic this weekend or next week. Not sure yet what medium ill do it in.

Do you have a preference you would like me t color her in? I have water colors, soft oil pastels and colored pencils around the house, but can get some other mediums form school. I also have markers butthey are a little weird to blend colors with.

 

[PlumTuckered]

Thank you Hon, I cried like a baby when she passed away. Poor Scrappy was grieving hard so I spent most of my time with her and she snuggled up to a mirror when I couldn't be.
Your Scovie drawing is looking great! As for coloring? Surprise me, go with whatever your artsy self is in the mood for

thanks bunches!
Michelle

 

[Goat_Walker]

No problem

I think Im going to use a type of pastel for my scovie, so if Im still in pastel mode ill use that fro miracle but I kind want to interpret some colored pencil for detail. Thats the first thing I thought of when i saw her picture.

Do you want her anywhere in particular? Any kind of background or scenery?

 

[PlumTuckered]

whatever you're in the mood for Hon I know I'm going to love it

Michelle

 

[Bleenie]

Crested Khaki "PomPom"

Nibbles & her Sisters (who are no longer with us

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Blue, my old Drake

Lemon, my old Call hen

Jessie, my old Call Drake

Buff X Ducklings

Nibbles as a Juvenile

Mocha, Nibbles Sister

 

[ChaosTheory]

Question completely off topic, but is nibbles a girl or a boy?