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Mockingjay by TheSilverfeather

Artist TheSilverfeather [gallery]
Time spent 2 hours, 9 minutes
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Mockingjay

Postby TheSilverfeather » Thu Apr 05, 2012 11:19 pm

I enjoyed the movie... Hopefully I will enjoy the books as well once I get them :)

Basically a mockingjay, slightly different from the original... I hate drawing fire though, and I will take a look what it's like without. If it's better without I will of course change it. I know nothing of drawing birds though, so I used a personal photographie as a reference, and looked up the basic form of a mockingjay to create this one. Probably looks like some sort of dove though xP

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Re: Mockingjay

Postby Sharpy » Thu Apr 05, 2012 11:19 pm

LOVE IT.
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Re: Mockingjay

Postby TheSilverfeather » Thu Apr 05, 2012 11:21 pm

Thank you :3 I tried at least, and I'm sort of pleased with the bird, even though I have lots to learn before it's perfect.

EDIT; Better with or without?
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Re: Mockingjay

Postby Roonil Wazlib » Thu Apr 05, 2012 11:57 pm

It's beautiful! :3
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Re: Mockingjay

Postby TheSilverfeather » Fri Apr 06, 2012 1:30 am

Thank you! :)
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Re: Mockingjay

Postby spiffyflypie » Fri Apr 06, 2012 6:33 am

Wow... It's so pretty! And I like how it isn't a direct copy of the symbol, but your own creative take on it! I personally LOVE the fire, could you tell me your method for drawing it?
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Re: Mockingjay

Postby TheSilverfeather » Fri Apr 06, 2012 8:48 am

Thanks :) Yeah, I didn't want to copy the sign completly... I've seen so many copies of the sign recently, and it sort of bothers me. Unfortunatly I have no idea how to draw birds so it sort of failed x3 Actually, this could become a good sign for my Hunger Games char, Dove... Seeing that the bird is similiar to a dove.

I made the fire by using the airbrush tool, adding sort of fumes aroundthe ring with different shades of orange and red. Then I erased a few places to make it look more alike fume. Then I picked the watercolor tool and drew lines with it, creating the "fire" and then putting on overlay. I smudged the edges softly to make sure it didn't look too rough and then repeated it until I have a sort of nice look with it :) Quite simple, though it took a while before I used this technique to make the fire. I will add the fire again, simply to see it with fire for a while.
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Re: Mockingjay

Postby spiffyflypie » Fri Apr 06, 2012 11:33 am

SilverFeather wrote:Thanks :) Yeah, I didn't want to copy the sign completly... I've seen so many copies of the sign recently, and it sort of bothers me. Unfortunatly I have no idea how to draw birds so it sort of failed x3 Actually, this could become a good sign for my Hunger Games char, Dove... Seeing that the bird is similiar to a dove.

I made the fire by using the airbrush tool, adding sort of fumes aroundthe ring with different shades of orange and red. Then I erased a few places to make it look more alike fume. Then I picked the watercolor tool and drew lines with it, creating the "fire" and then putting on overlay. I smudged the edges softly to make sure it didn't look too rough and then repeated it until I have a sort of nice look with it :) Quite simple, though it took a while before I used this technique to make the fire. I will add the fire again, simply to see it with fire for a while.

OK, thank you!
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Re: Mockingjay

Postby Twisted Illusions » Fri Apr 06, 2012 11:43 am

Gorgeous! <3
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Just close your eyes
The sun is going down
You'll be alright
No one can hurt you now
Come morning light
You and I'll be safe and sound

Don't you dare look out your window, darling
Everything's on fire
The war outside our door keeps raging on
Hold onto this lullaby
Even when the music's gone
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Re: Mockingjay

Postby TheSilverfeather » Sat Apr 07, 2012 5:03 am

No problem :3

Thank you! :D
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