Drawing the Philippine Eagle 🦅: Colored Pencils

in #art7 years ago

Sharing my latest animal portrait of endangered animals
This is also my piece for Baihinang Art Exhibit on june which focuses on the impressions of Mindanao Life.

The Philippine Eagle

Pithecophaga Jefferyi

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Title: Pithecophaga Jefferyi
Medium: Coloredpencils
Size: 12" x 16"
Time: 2 weeks

The Philippine eagle is considered as the raptor with the widest wing span, it was previously considered as a harpy eagle because of its appearance of having a crown but latest studies show that this eagle is more closely related to serpent eagles.

Sadly they are critically endangered. The eagles are in a reserve and set free once adult.

They still face threats such as:

  • Habitat loss
  • Hunting
  • Electrocution by live wires on towers

Hopefully their population can be restored.

For the Mindanao theme, I chose a nice picture of an eagle. This photo is by Roy Tiu who generously agreed to let me use his photo as a reference.

The reference

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Click here
check Roy's instagram!

This is a very nice shot with a good lighting and shadows too. This picture stood out the most. Very blessed to have found this.

Process

  • Start from light to dark
  • Be aware of the light source and contrast of shadows

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  • Background is achieved by layering green, violet, blue, brown, yellow and black.
  • To smoothen roughness use a purple or sky blue pencil and burnish it.

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  • Use pen to darken shadows and create depth, this will make your art more real as it creates 3D effect of overlaying feathers.

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  • The background here is still rough so I blend with a blue pencil but very light. The direction is outward and like sunlight

The finished work

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  • Frame it!

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Ready for the exhibit!
I still have to draw one more piece.

I hope it goes successfully as planned.
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Just phenomenal 👏

Thank you so much! I am happy you think so :D

Beautiful art. Love that process

Thank you so much!!!! ⭐✨

wow. so match!! :P

awwww thanks :D hahaha match ang alin?

Nakaka amaze talaga galing. ^_^

thanks po sa support :D aja!

amazing work ateeee grabe!

maraming salamat po :D aja!

mabuhay Pilipinas!

Great choice of colours...... It's a plus from me, well done

Thank youuuuuu 💛💛💛💛

You're most welcomed

The Eagle 🦅
By Alfred, Lord Tennyson

He clasps the crag with crooked hands;
Close to the sun in lonely lands,
Ring'd with the azure world, he stands.

The wrinkled sea beneath him crawls;
He watches from his mountain walls,
And like a thunderbolt he falls.

It is great to paint anything you want

It is! Thank you! :)

Wow!! You have got such a talent!!

God given, thank you!

The drawing is stunning! I envy talent such as yours.

Thank you! Oh but we all.have talents :)