BYC’s BirdTober Thread - 2025

[Blue Raptor]

Bird of Prey: Day 11

I went with a Peregrine Falcon today. I was going to do a side shot, but I saw a cute picture of one looking head-on, so I ended up doing that one instead.

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Oh wow, that’s awesome! :0

 

[SemiSweet2391]

Bird of Prey: Day 11

I went with a Peregrine Falcon today. I was going to do a side shot, but I saw a cute picture of one looking head-on, so I ended up doing that one instead.

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I love it! You captured the curious posture perfectly

 

[Amer]

Bird of Prey: Day 11

I went with a Peregrine Falcon today. I was going to do a side shot, but I saw a cute picture of one looking head-on, so I ended up doing that one instead.

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Aww that's so cute! And it's a simply beautiful piece!

 

[Lacy Duckwing]

Oh wow, that’s awesome! :0

I love it! You captured the curious posture perfectly

Aww that's so cute! And it's a simply beautiful piece!

Thank you!

 

[StinkyAcres]

10. Yellow
A Golden/Queen of Bavaria Conure
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Rushed and I messed up the beak. Unfortunately the more I use them the less I like Prismacolors, idk why (probably the fact I refuse to sit down and ACTUALLY LEARN how you use them) but they're not living up to the hype for me at all
Maybe the fact I only have a limited amount is also a factor...

The right paper really makes a difference with colored pencils. How many colors do you have? Because you can layer them to mix colors.

 

[Somewhere_In_The_Clouds]

The right paper really makes a difference with colored pencils. How many colors do you have? Because you can layer them to mix colors.

I got 12 to test before spending money on more.
With this particular picture while the photo looks otherwise, I couldn't get what was supposed to be a small amount of orange to blend into the yellow as I wanted it to... the beak also is a mess but I did add other pencils for colours I was missing.
I've been using coloured pencils, I even like using cheap $3 pencils, for years and I guess I just find these WAY too different.

 

[StinkyAcres]

I got 12 to test before spending money on more.
With this particular picture while the photo looks otherwise, I couldn't get what was supposed to be a small amount of orange to blend into the yellow as I wanted it to... the beak also is a mess but I did add other pencils for colours I was missing.
I've been using coloured pencils, I even like using cheap $3 pencils, for years and I guess I just find these WAY too different.

Did you burnish the yellow? After you burnish you can't layer easily anymore because it smooths out the tooth of the paper.

 

[Somewhere_In_The_Clouds]

Did you burnish the yellow? After you burnish you can't layer easily anymore because it smooths out the tooth of the paper.

No? I don't know if I had applied any yellow pencil yet when I added the orange... these drawings have alcohol markers as the base layer.

 

[StinkyAcres]

No? I don't know if I had applied any yellow pencil yet when I added the orange... these drawings have alcohol markers as the base layer.

Oh, I gotcha.

 

[Amer]

The right paper really makes a difference with colored pencils. How many colors do you have? Because you can layer them to mix colors.

True. I use a very thick type of paper and it allows me to get a lot more pigment on.

For Birds of Prey I drew a Harpy Eagle!!
I used fineliners and colored pencil.