Bird Paint

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05-19-2013, 09:05 PM
Clyde Hopper

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Bird Paint

Hi Folks , this is a lil something I worked on ..Wanted to share ,C&C always welcomed
05-20-2013, 01:18 PM
Mitch Carucci

You held nice detail, but managed a soft effect none the less. Like the texture (can almost feel the paper).
05-21-2013, 11:03 AM
Indranil Sircar

This is excellent, Clyde! The perch and the bg really makes the bird stand out. Wonderful texture and effect. Very nice!
05-21-2013, 06:56 PM
Nancy Bell

Really great bkgd texture and color! Very nice on the bird also. Maybe you can share with us what you did post-processing. I really had to think for a moment what kind of blue-colored bird is in the south. Then I realized it was a grackle glowing with iridescent color. The yellow eye adds a nice bit of color to the image.
05-21-2013, 07:25 PM
Clyde Hopper

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Originally Posted by Nancy Bell

Really great bkgd texture and color! Very nice on the bird also. Maybe you can share with us what you did post-processing. I really had to think for a moment what kind of blue-colored bird is in the south. Then I realized it was a grackle glowing with iridescent color. The yellow eye adds a nice bit of color to the image.

Thank you Mitch ,Indranil , and Nancy ! Nancy , This is basically an overexposed Grackle ,The perch is Sea oaks ,location is Tybee island ,Ga. I processed in acr as normal and just made a layer copy with a black mask, made a exposure adjustment ,Then painted in the bird with the white brush. Texture is paint filter in Cs6.The edges of the birds shoulders and left side of the tail reveals where I was too heavy handed , BUT, After I look at it on here some I feel I should have painted more of the edges (Darker) to give a faded type shadow ,at least on one side anyway . I'm very Happy this Has been so well received. Thanks again for the encouragement !
05-22-2013, 03:43 PM
Paul Lagasi

Neat effect and composition on the grackle, I might have copied and pasted the original sharp eye back in...TFS
05-22-2013, 06:01 PM
Cheryl Slechta

Hi, Clyde, thanks for sharing your workflow. This has a lovely three-dimensional effect and the oil paint really makes the grackle glow. I especially like the sea-oats in bg also.:S3:
05-22-2013, 10:13 PM
gary ellwein

Well done Clyde. The image has a nice three dimensional quality. The textured bg is effective.
05-23-2013, 05:09 PM
Anita Bower

I especially like the blues, the feathers, the pose. So, this is a Grackle! I would not have guessed, but then, I don't know a lot about birds. I see what you mean about being a bit heavy-handed with the dark in some places. The subtle reeds are lovely.